Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 7

                                
 PRAGUE, July 7 (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 + 2 hours)

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 May foreign trade data at 0700 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/]
 
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  PRAGUE - Car Importers' Association (SDA) to hold a news
conference on second quarter passenger car registrations (1200
GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
=========================TOP NEWS===============================
                                
 CEE FX: The Polish zloty strengthened on Friday, extending
this week's rally, while the forint weakened, as investors
looked to build positions in markets seen outperforming in the
long run.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3550368] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                

                                
 CZECH RAILWAYS: The Czech Transport Ministry unveiled plans
on Friday to open up three-quarters of the country's long-haul
passenger rail capacity to competition over the next decade.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3732780] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 EMERGING MARKETS: Emerging assets drifted lower on Friday in
trade kept largely listless by a U.S. market holiday and
following Thursday's weak employment data from the world's
largest economy.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3501442] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEEU]
                                
 
                                
 CME IN UKRAINE: Debt-laden Central European Media
Enterprises <CETVsp.PR> <CETV.O> is teaming up with Ukrainian
tycoon Igor Kolomoisky in a broadcasting merger likely to make
or break the Prague-listed firm's future in the country.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL3377841] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 CENTRAL BANK MINUTES: Czech central bank board member Pavel
Rezabek was the lone vote for a quarter point reduction in
interest rates at the bank's June 25 rate setting meeting,
minutes from the session showed on Friday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG001501] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEEU]
                                
 Table: [ID:nL3171305]
                                
 Text: [ID:nL3575723]
                                
 
                                
 MISSILE SHIELD: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday
he thought that Russia and the United States could arrive at an
understanding on missile defence. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nL6399056] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>       0      875,9    0          n/a
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25,899    25,911    -0,05      -3,19
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    18,548     18,54    0,04       -2,96
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  8324,87  8280,74    0,53       -5,14
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
  CAR SALES: The number of cars sold in the Czech Republic in
the first half of 2009 dropped by 12 percent year on year to
93,000.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 HYUNDAI: Korea's Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS> needs to hire
150 more workers to launch a two-shift production at its Czech
unit in Ostrava.
                                
 E15, page 8
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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  (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)