Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 19

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets
on Friday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)

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 AMSTERDAM - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR)
<NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> to release third quarter results. A
conference call for analysts and investors at 1000 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MIN] Poll: [ID:nLDE6AE1IU]
                                
 
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 NEW FORECASTS: The OECD raised its 2010 growth forecasts for
most its members in emerging Europe on Thursday, although it
reduced that of Hungary and tempered its 2011 outlook for
Israel, the Czech Republic and non-member Estonia.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AG1L2] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty and Hungarian forint led
emerging European currencies higher as the dollar weakened on
Thursday, but gains were limited by worries that the euro zone
debt crisis has further to run. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AH0EV] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 NO IRELAND IMPACT-CBANK: The Irish debt crisis has no
significant impact on the Czech Republic because it does not
affect core euro zone which is the main Czech export market,
central bank Governor Miroslav Singer said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004507] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
 
                                
 SKODA IN CHINA: Czech carmaker Skoda Auto wants to produce
500,000 cars in China in the future, the Volkswagen <VOWG.DE>
unit's Chief Executive Winfried Vahland was quoted on Thursday
as saying in the weekly newsletter of Skoda unions.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AH0SE] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Cooler temperatures and rebounding demand
following a holiday helped support Czech day-ahead power prices
on Thursday, traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AH1JY] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
                                
 FORWARD CONTRACTS: Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> is in
talks with investment banks on long-term contracts up to 10
years for the pre-sale of electricity produced by its coal-fired
power plants, a utility spokeswoman said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AH0HW] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
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 CAR PRODUCTION: Czech car factories should produce a record
1.2 million vehicles this year, the industry association
estimated.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 20
                                
 
                                
 ECM SHARES: Shares in ECM Real Estate Investments
<ECMPsp.PR> have dropped to a historic low after the group
posted a steep loss in the first nine months.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 27
                                
 
                                
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