Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 25

                                
  PRAGUE, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)

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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/]
                                
 
=========================EVENTS===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session, to debate the
country's euro convergence programme and the finance ministry's
second austerity package aimed at cutting the 2011 fiscal gap to
4.7 percent/GDP and the 2012 deficit to 3.6 percent. News
conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release
details of its Concluding Statement on the Czech Republic, with
IMF Executive Director Willy Kiekens and Deputy Finance
Ministers Bohdan Hejduk and Tomas Zidek. News conference to
follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
=========================TOP NEWS=============================
                                
 KIT DIGITAL IN PRAGUE: Nasdaq-listed video technology
provider KIT digital <KITD.O> said on Friday it has decided not
to go ahead with an offer of new shares in Europe but would
proceed with an offering in New York.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60L1TZ] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-SFWR]
                                
 
                                
 SKODA JOBS: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit Skoda Auto
plans to cut 2,440 staff, mostly temporary agency workers, in
2010, the carmaker's union magazine reported. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60L20B] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Currencies in Central Europe tracked world
stocks lower on Friday with worries over Greece and new U.S.
bank restrictions overshadowing the launch of the first of a
string of national election campaigns.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60L0BL] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1183.4    -2.7         5.92
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  26.067    26.035    -0.12        0.95
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.394    18.366    -0.15       -0.09
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10172.98  10389.88  -2.09       -2.45
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 EURO PLAN: Finance Minister Eduard Janota's euro
convergenance plan counts on budget savings of 100 billion
crowns ($5.41 billion) by 2013 to help bring the country in line
with euro adoption criteria.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 REGULATION: Central bank Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer said
U.S. banking regulation plans could re-spark the financial
crisis.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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