Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 8

                                
 PRAGUE, April 8 (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 + 1 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
                                
 
========================= EVENTS ===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - A conference on inflation targeting with Cypriot
central bank Governor and European Central Bank Governing
Council member Athanasios Orphanides (0720 GMT), Czech central
bank Governor Zdenek Tuma (0700 GMT and 0800 GMT) and Romanian
central bank (BNR) Vice-Governor Cristian Popa (1200 GMT).
                                
 Albania's central bank chief Ardian Fullani and Serbia's
central bank chief Radovan Jelasic will also attend (after 1200
GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECB]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - March inflation data at 0700 GMT. Analysts polled
by Reuters had predicted that month-on-month consumer prices
rose in March by 0.1 percent, and year-on-year inflation to be
7.3 percent <CZ/ECON04> <CZ/ECON15>.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - March unemployment data at 0700 GMT. Analysts
polled by Reuters expected the jobless rate to ease to5.6
percent in March, from February's 5.9 percent.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-JOB]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to release data on Q1 government
debt duration at 1300 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
========================= TOP NEWS =============================
                                
 TRADE SURPLUS ABOVE FCAST: The Czech foreign trade balance
posted a higher-than-expected 14.27 billion crown ($897.5
million) surplus in February, data showed on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL04128966] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-TRD]
                                
 
================== ELSEWHERE IN NEWS ===========================
                                
 CEZ NOT BIDDING FOR TGK-4: Czech power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>
will not bid for Russian power utility TGK-4 <TGKD.MM>, CEZ said
on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL07397673] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ DIVIDEND: The board of Czech power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>
will propose doubling its dividend, cancel nearly 10 percent of
shares and extend a buyback programme.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL0774557] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
 
 For Instant Views of key economic data click on    [CZ/INSTANT]
 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01>
 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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  (Compiled by Martin Dokoupil)