Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 5

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 September foreign trade at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
 ========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 VW'S SKODA CUTS OUTPUT: Volkswagen AG's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit
Skoda Auto will cut back production in the final two months of
the year as European car markets slump amid a sharp economic
downturn, putting strain on manufacturing in the central
European country.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL474798] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]

                                
 TEMELIN UNIT 1 STILL OFF: Repairs of a faulty turbine at the
Unit 1 of Czech nuclear power plant Temelin will take at least
until the first half of December, the company said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL4705194] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 KOMERCNI Q3 SEEN UP: Komercni Banka, the only listed Czech
bank, is expected to show an 11 percent rise in net profit for
the third quarter, as it remained little affected by the global
credit crisis, a Reuters poll showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL323164] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RESF]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.230   24.180   -0.21         +9.37
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  19.159   19.024   -0.70         -5.16
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  09,320   09,325   -0.06        -29.74
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 LISBON TREATY: Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said it
was quite obvious that the Lisbon treaty would not be ratified
this year.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
                                
 
                                
 CS CARGO WINS LOAN: Logistics firm CS Cargo won a loan of
2.5 billion crowns ($133.5 million) provided by a syndicate of
UniCredit Bank <CRDI.MI>, Ceska Sporitelna <ERST.VI> and
Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR>.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 REAL ESTATE: Investments in commercial properties in the
first nine months fell by 64 percent year on year to 851 million
euros, a private real estate consultancy King Sturge said.
                                
 E15, page 11
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)