PRAGUE, Sept 29 (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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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. Debate on the
2010 draft budget on the schedule. News conference tdue at 1000
GMT.
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PRAGUE - Lecture "Slovak experience with euro and Czech
preparation" with Czech central bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma
and National bank of Slovakia (NBS)
Governor Ivan Sramko (1430 GMT).
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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
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SUMMIT NEWS: BOOM WON'T RETURN: Economic growth in the Czech
Republic as well as other European countries will likely not
return to levels seen before the global financial crisis, Czech
central bank Deputy Governor Mojmir Hampl said on Monday.
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POPE VISIT ENDS: Pope Benedict, ending a trip to this highly
secular nation, said on Monday the fall of communists who tried
to erase religion was proof that God cannot be excluded from
public life.
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CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint was down slightly after an
interest rate cut on Monday, while the Romanian leu regained
morning losses with dealers saying covert intervention by the
central bank was behind the move.
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BUDGET DEAL: The lower house of the Czech parliament
approved a $4 billion package of tax hikes and spending cuts on
Friday, cutting next year's expected budget deficit and removing
a threat by the prime minister to resign.
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ORCO DEAL: Central European real estate developer Orco
Property Group <ORCO.PA> <> will prepare a new debt
restructuring offer after bondholders rejected its previous
plan, Chairman Jean-Francois Ott said on Friday.
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BOND SPREAD: The Czech Republic will offer its first-ever
domestic euro floating rate note with a spread of 100 basis
points over the euribor, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 1142.4 1142.4 -1.47 33.12
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.202 25.19 -0.05 5.8
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17.237 17.223 -0.08 9.82
U.S. Equities <> 9789.36 9665.19 1.28 11.54
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
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CSA BID: The Finance Ministry is proposing extending the
deadline for assessing a bid in Czech Airlines (CSA) to Oct. 20
from Oct. 7. A Czech consortium is the only remaining bidder.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
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