Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 18

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 18 (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 hour)

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 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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 AMSTERDAM - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR)
<NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> third quarter results  presentation and
conference call for investors and analysts at 1000 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MIN]
                                
 
==========================MORNING NEWS========================
                                
 NWR Q3: New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR>
showed a 27.6 million euro net loss in the third quarter on
falling demand, the mining group said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:NPRG003785] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MIN]

==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint was flat on Tuesday, kept near
three-week highs by higher yields compared with its peers, which
were weakened slightly by a pullback in stocks after last week's
rally.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLH557647] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 ERSTE CASH CALL: Erste Group Bank <ERST.VI> closed a 1.74
billion euro ($2.6 billion) rights issue a day early on Monday,
pricing the deal at less than was expected after its share price
dropped sharply in late trading.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLG446656] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 CSA CHANGE: Czech Airlines (CSA) supervisory board chairman
Miroslav Zamecnik is expected to step down on Wednesday so he
can run for the job of director of Prague Zoo.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B3
                                
 
                                
 GAS PIPELINE: RWE <RWEG.DE> is working on plans for a gas
pipeline that would connect the Czech Republic with Belgium.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page B2
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)