Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 27

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)

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 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                

============================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies fell on Thursday as
investors shied away from risk globally, with the forint leading
losses due to rising concern that Hungary may overshoot its
budget deficit target next year.
                                
 Story: [ID:nGEE5AP0IE] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 TRAVEL SERVICE: Icelandair Group <ICEAIR.IC> has sold a part
of its stake in Czech charter provider and low-cost airline
Travel Service to a co-owner, it said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nGEE5AP1BQ] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AIR]
                                
 
                                
 POWER PRICES: Household electricity prices in the Czech
Republic will drop by an average 3.6 percent in 2010 and natural
gas prices will not rise, the country's Energy Regulatory
Office said on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nGEE5AP0US] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
 ==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 SAZKA DEBT: A consortium of banks -- Fortis, Raiffeisenbank,
Ceska Sporitelna, Komercni Banka and possibly Citibank -- is
looking to rework a 2 billion crown loan to betting group Sazka.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
 IKEA INVESTMENT: International furniture retailer IKEA plans
to invest 200 million euros in the Czech Republic over the next
five years.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 20
                                
 
                                
 EC POST: The Czech candidate for European Commissioner
Stefan Fule will likely get the Enlargement posting, web server
Aktualne.cz reported according to sources.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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