PRAGUE, Sept 7 (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 + 2 hours)
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. News conference
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CEE MARKETS: Central Europe's main currencies moved sideways
on Friday, awaiting a flurry of economic figures next week to
see whether recovery was under way in the recession-hit region.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 1148,1 1148,1 1,29 33,78
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25,488 25,483 -0,02 4,73
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17,731 17,797 0,37 7,24
U.S. Equities <> 9441,27 9344,61 1,03 7,58
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
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SKODA: Production of Fabia cars at auto maker Skoda Auto, a
unit of Germany's Volkswagen <VOWG.DE>, should drop to 800
vehicles a day from peak production of 1,200 cars due to
cancellation of scarp subsidy, head of economic department
Holger Kintscher said. Some 2,500 workers could be let go, of
whom 500 are full time employees.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
SKODA FY EARNINGS: Kintscher also said Skoda pre-tax profit
for the full 2009 could fall by 50 percent to 5-7 billion crowns
($279 million-$390.6 million).
Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
EARLY ELECTION: Party leaders clash over an early election
date after a court decision threw in doubt the planned Oct 9-10
election. The leading leftist Social Democrats insist on a vote
in October while the main rightist party the Civic Democrats
propose early November. Talks will continue on Monday.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
PM ON GROWTH: Prime Minister Jan Fischer estimated the Czech
economy could grow by 0.3-0.5 percent in 2010.
Pravo, page 1
BANKS AND THEIR CLIANTS: Czech export-oriented companies are
past the worst in the economic crisis and they gradually see
orders from abroad rise, Komercni Banka <> chief
executive Laurent Goutard said. He expects first signs of a
positive economic growth in the beginning or the middle of 2010.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
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