Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 14

                                
 PRAGUE, July 14 (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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 May industrial and construction data at 0700 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 CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
============================EVENTS==============================    PRAGUE - May retail sales data at 0700 GMT.
                                
 PRAGUE - May current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE-ECI]
                                
 
=========================TOP NEWS===============================
                                
 CZECH C.BANKER: GDP MAY SHRINK MORE THAN 3 PCT
                                
 The Czech economy could shrink by more than 3 percent in
2009, central bank Vice Governor Miroslav Singer said in an
interview with weekly magazine Tyden.
                                
 story [ID:nPRG001514] related news [CEN-POL-INT-PLCY]
                                
 
                                
 UNIPETROL SHUTDOWNS TO CUT Q2 EBIT BY CZK 132 MLN
                                
 Czech refiner Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR> has quantified the
impact from two unit shutdowns on its second-quarter operating
profit at 132 million crowns ($7 million), the refiner said late
on Monday.
                                
 story: [ID:nPRG001512] related news [RTRS-OIL-RESF-REFI]
                                
 
                                
 CANADA IMPOSES VISA RULE ON MEXICO, CZECH REPUBLIC
                                
 Canada aims to crack down on a flood of what it considers
bogus refugee claims by imposing a travel visa requirement on
people from Mexico and the Czech Republic, the Canadian
government said on Monday.
                                
 story: [ID:nN13219284] related news [RTRS-POL-DIP-GEN-CZ]
                                
 
                                
 RISING BUDGET WOES PUSH CEE CURRENCIES LOWER
                                
 Worries over worsening budget deficits and rising public
debt pushed central European currencies lower on Monday, led by
the zloty which has been hit by the government's demand to take
the central bank's profit.
                                
 story: [ID:nLD547291] related news [RTRS-FRX-MMT-CZ]
                                
 
                                
 RECORD NUMBER OF CZECH FIRMS FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
                                
 A record number of Czech companies filed for bankruptcy in
the first half of 2009, research by credit agency Creditreform
showed on Monday.
                                
 story: [ID:nLD609695] Related news: [RTRS-EU-BKRT-CZ]
                                
 
                                
 MAY OUTPUT DROP WORSE THAN FLASH ESTIMATE
                                
 Czech industrial output fell by 22.0 percent year-on-year in
May, deeper than a flash estimate of 21.7 percent released by
the statistics office on June 30, data showed on Monday.
                                
 story: [ID:nLD460891] [RTRS-MCE-ECI-CZ]#
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                             close   on day       in 2009
Czech Equities <.PX>   0        907.7      0          -100
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25.965   26.007    -0.16       -2.95
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    18.541   18.59     -0.26       -3
U.S. Equities <.DJI>   8331.68  8146.52    2.27       -5.07
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 
                                
 KOHOUT ON VISAS
                                
 Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout said Canada's method of
imposing visas for the Czechs was unprecedented.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 KAPSCH FINE
                                
 Kapsch <KTCG.VI> will pay a fine worth 121 million Czech
crowns ($9.13 million) to the Czech state, and provide a 50
million crown discount from the 14 billion-crown road toll
contract.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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