PRAGUE, Jan 11 (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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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. News
conference due at 1330 GMT.
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NWR ENERGY: Miner New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L>
<NWRSsp.PR> has agreed to sell its NWR Energy subsidiary to the
Czech unit of Dalkia <VIE.PA> <EDF.PA> for approximately 122
million euros ($174.7 million), it said on Monday.
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CEE MARKETS: Encouraging signs on growth and a weaker dollar
drove gains for emerging European markets on Friday, with
Poland's bonds also buoyed by a government sell-off that was
good news for public finances in a tough budget year.
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STATE DEBT: The Czech Republic's gross central government
debt rose to 1.18 trillion crowns ($64.27 billion) at the end of
December, from 1.17 trillion crowns at the end of September, the
Finance Ministry said on Friday.
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NON-PERFORMING LOANS: The share of non-performing loans rose
to 5.1 percent by end-November 2009, up from 3.2 percent at the
end of 2008.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
CEZ SOLAR: CEZ <> plans a 30 megawatt solar park,
which should be completed within a year.
E15, page 8
SNOW: Heavy snow fell in the country over the weekend, with
Prague getting more than 26 centimetres. The snow complicated
transport in the country, cutting gasoline sales and sales at
shopping centres.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1-3
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