PRAGUE, Jan 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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No economic indicators are due for release until December M2
money supply numbers on Jan. 31.
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Previous stories on Czech data.............[]
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CORPORATE SPEAKERS: Co-Chief Executive of Italy's top
insurer Generali <GASI.MI>, Sergio Balbinot, meets journalists
in Prague.
Related company news:
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ORCO RESULTS: Developer Orco Property Group <> is
scheduled to publish 2007 turnover after 1630 GMT.
Related company news:
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CABINET MEETING: The Czech cabinet holds a regular session.
A news conference follows.
U.S. RADAR: The Czech defence ministry plans to inform about
the outcome of negotiations with a U.S. delegation on
construction of a new radar base in the Czech Republic.
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IMF REMARKS : The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday
commended the Czech Republic on its recent monetary tightening
but said it needed to remain vigilant in controlling inflation
expectations amid rising food and energy costs.
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UNIPETROL TARGET: Czech oil group Unipetrol <>
plans to nearly double its operating profit within four years,
Chief Executive Officer Francois Vleugels said on Tuesday.
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EQUITIES UPGRADE: JP Morgan upgraded European equities to
"overweight" and said although concerns in this market existed,
recent market movements suggested that a downside scenario is
getting priced in, and that risk reward for equities is
improving.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 1,501.0 1,487.4 +0.91 -17.30
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.985 25.992 +0.03 +1.98
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17.572 17.580 +0.05 +3.41
U.S. Equities <> 12,480 12,384 +0.78 -5.91
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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T-MOBILE GROWTH: The Czech cell phone operator T-Mobile, a
unit of Deutsche Telekom <DTEGn.DE>, said its client base had
increased by 222,000 to 5.271 million last year.
Lidove Noviny, page 13
BEER SALES: The Czech brewery Plzensky Prazdroj, managed by
SABMiller <SAB.L>, booked a 2.1 percent rise in global beer
sales to 10.9 million hectolitres last year.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
(Reuters has not verified any of the newspaper reports that may
be quoted above and does not vouch for their accuracy.)
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