PRAGUE, Jan 12 (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 + 1 hour)
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December inflation data at 0800 GMT.
December unemployment data at 0800 GMT.
Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
Previous stories on Czech data.............[]
Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
Updates on Czech currency.............................[]
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News
conference at 1700 GMT.
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GAS DEAL IN DOUBT: A deal to restore Russian gas supplies
via Ukraine to Europe appeared on the verge of collapse after
Moscow rejected additions by Kiev as a 'mockery of common
sense'.
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CZECHS SAY GAS DEAL UNCHANGED: A unilateral Ukrainian
declaration attached to an agreement aimed at restoring the flow
of Russian natural gas to Europe does not affect the validity of
the deal, the Czech EU presidency said on Sunday.
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SKODA LOOKING TO CHINESE CAPACITY: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE>
Czech unit Skoda Auto plans to increase production capacity in
China and may make a decision on job cuts in the second quarter,
its chairman told a German magazine.
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CEE FX EXTEND LOSSES: Central Europe's currencies extended
their losses on Friday, led downwards by Romania's leu following
a raft of weak regional trade data, while the Russia-Ukraine gas
dispute also weighed on sentiment.
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CPI FALLS IN LINE: The Czech central bank said on Friday a
phase of high inflation had ended faster than it expected thanks
to a drop in global food and oil prices.
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KDU-CSL DROPS DEMAND: A Czech government party dropped its
demand on Friday to replace Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek,
which had sparked a deep rift in the ruling coalition.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 0,000.0 0,876.7 +0.00 -100.00
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26.640 26.640 +0.00 -0.53
vs Dollar <CZK=> 19.891 19.883 -0.04 -8.65
U.S. Equities <> 08,599 08,742 -1.64 -35.17
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
SKODA SALES AT RECORD: Skoda Auto, the Czech unit of
Volkswagen <VOWG.DE> sold a record 674,500 vehicles in 2008, up
7 percent from the year before but short of a planned 700,000.
E15, page 9
CEZ TO MOVE AHEAD WITH SHARE CANCELATION: CEZ <>
should be able to cancel 10 percent of shares bought in a
buyback programme that ended last year by February, bringing the
state's stake in the power group to 70 percent from 63 percent.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
PRAGUE AIRPORT SALE: The sale price of Prague Airport could
be around 75 billion crowns ($3.80 billion) according to EBITDA
multiples, the chief of the airport said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 14
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