Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 12

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 Q3 gross domestic product estimate data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 September current account balance data at 0900 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 - Minutes from the November 4 governing board meeting
at 0800 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
                                
  
============================TOP NEWS==========================
                                
 CME AT 15-MTH LOW: Central European Media Enterprises (CME)
<CETVsp.PR> <CETV.O> shares fall 7 percent to a 15-month low on
Thursday after news the stock would be removed from the MSCI
Czech Republic Index.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL1730320] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-STX]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ TO ISSUE 20-YR BOND: Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>
said it fixed the price for 20- year 40 million euros bond, with
the possibility to raise the issued volume.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004501] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Emerging European markets steadied on Thursday
afternoon after Hungary's forint hit a three-week low on
government comments of a "crisis tax" regime extending beyond
2012. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AA0LB] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Czech spot prices tumbled on Thursday as wind
power in the region increased and temperatures were expected to
warm over the weekend while Cal '11 baseload followed other
fuels higher, traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6AA1X4] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24,623     24,616    -0,03       6,44
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     18,096     18,002    -0,52      1,53
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,140,6    1,140,6       -1,45       2,09
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 11,283,1  11,357,04     -0,65      8,2
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
                                
 PRAGUE STOCK EXCHANGE:  Chief executive of the Prague Stock
Exchange Petr Koblic said the bourse might extend its trading
hours before a new trading system is implemented.
                                
Hospodarske Noviny, page 25
                                
  
                                
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