PRAGUE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Tuesday.
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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
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CEE MARKETS: The Hungarian forint edged down as the central bank chopped 25 basis points off its main rate on Monday, while other central European currencies firmed, buoyed by a successful Greek bond tender.
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EURO GOAL: The Czech interim cabinet will propose budget savings in the next two weeks that would lead to euro adoption in 2016 or 2017 but only the country's next leadership will decide how to go forward, Finance Minister Eduard Janota said on Monday.
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IMF MISSION: The International Monetary Fund said on Monday the Czech Republic cannot avoid cutting mandatory and social spending if it is to prevent high budget gaps and a doubling of its debt over tHe next decade.
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DUKOVANY: Czech utility CEZ <
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> -- 1194.7 0.95 6.93 vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26.096 25.994 -0.39 0.84 vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.525 18.368 -0.85 -0.81 U.S. Equities < > 10196.86 10172.98 0.23 -2.22 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 =========================PRESS DIGEST===========================BANKRUPTCY: Credit market firms estimate the number of bankruptcy filings to rise 45-50 percent this year to above 2,000 in 2010.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 16
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