PRAGUE, April 30 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday:
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
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HAMILTON, Bermuda - Central European Media Enterprises (CME)
<CETV.O> <> a teleconference on Q1 results at 1400 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an
extraordinary session on a no-confidence vote initiated by the
leftist opposition.
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PRAGUE - March money supply at 0800 GMT.
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PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1001903>.
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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CME RESULTS: Revenues at television broadcaster Central
European Media Enterprises (CME) <CETV.O> <> jumped 51
percent year-on-year in the first quarter to $223.470 million,
the company said on Wednesday.
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NWR IPO: Czech coal miner New World Resources (NWR) brought
forward its IPO plans on Tuesday, saying it had made
satisfactory progress in signing up investors to the offering.
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KOMERCNI DIVIDEND: Shareholders of Czech bank Komercni Banka
<> approved a 180 crown ($11.10) pre-tax dividend per
share at an annual meeting on Tuesday, up from a 150 crown
dividend last year.
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ERSTE RESULTS: Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, central
Europe's second-biggest lender, posted a forecast-beating 4.5
percent rise in first-quarter net profit.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 1,582.7 1,591.4 -0.55 -12.80
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.280 25.270 -0.04 +4.83
vs Dollar <CZK=> 16.195 16.183 -0.13 +12.13
U.S. Equities <> 12,832 12,872 -0.31 -3.26
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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MOSTECKA OFFER TO CEZ: Czech miner Mostecka Uhelna offered
to buy a coal-fired plant from power firm CEZ <> for
around 28 billion crowns ($1.73 billion), a source from CEZ
said.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B1
AIRPORT SALE: The Prague city hall is seeking a 34 percent
stake in Prague airport operator Letiste Praha, which the
government is preparing for privatisation.
E15, page 1
SKODA AUTO: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit Skoda Auto
will consider importing car parts from Asia to lower costs in
the future, board member Holger Kintscher said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
AAA AUTO NEW NETWORK: Czech used car dealership AAA Auto
<> plans to open a network of at least 30 car
maintenance centers.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B3
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