Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 5

                                
 PRAGUE, April 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

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 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 CEE currencies............................[CEE/]
                                
 
===========================MORNING NEWS========================
                                
 CEZ PROPOSES CZK 50 PER SHARE DIV: Czech power group CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> board of directors agreed to propose a 50 crown
($2.91) per share dividend from last year's profit, CEZ said on
its web site.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004836]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIV]
                                
 
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 DUKOVANY UNIT COULD BE BACK ONLINE WITHIN DAYS: The fourth
unit of CEZ's <CEZPsp.PR> Dukovany nuclear power plant could be
back on line within days if a repair of a leaking pipe within
the primary circuit goes well, a spokesman said on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004834]  Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 RETAIL SALES FAR ABOVE FORECAST: Czech retail sales rose 6.5
percent year-on-year in February, far above market expectations
for 3.9 percent growth, data showed on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE733082] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
     
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Poland's zloty eased ahead of Tuesday's
central bank (NBP) rate meeting, while the forint's strength
helped Hungarian bonds post further gains on Monday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE7330DM] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech electricity for 2012 delivery hit a fresh
two-year high on Monday as speculation about fate of German
nuclear plants continued to drive the prices up.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE7331N3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.453     24.448    -0.02      2.19
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.217     17.18     -0.22      7.77
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,267.8    1,267.8       0.84      3.51
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,400.03  12,376.72      0.19      7.1
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 SAZKA CREDITORS WANT CEO TO LEAVE: Privately-held groups PPF
and KKCG, which are the largest creditors of indebted lottery
firm Sazka, said they would provide the national lottery
provider with operating capital to pay its debts on condition
that Sazka CEO Ales Husak leave immediately.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, 1
                                
 
                                
 ECM: Privately-owned Glancus Investments has asked developer
ECM <ECMPsp.PR> to repay early bonds worth 137 million crowns
($7.97 million).
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 22
                                
 
                                
 SKODA TO RAISE WAGES: Wages at Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech
unit Skoda Auto will rise by 4 percent as of April. The increase
is higher than last year when wages grew by 2.7 percent. Extra
pay for night work will also rise and so will Skoda's
contribution for employees' pensions.
                                
 Skodovacky Odborar www.oskovomb.cz
                                
 
                                
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