Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 13

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 13 (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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 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/]
                                
 
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 PRAGUE - Forum 2000 organise conference "Democracy and
Freedom in a Multipolar World" (0730 GMT) continues.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Industry and Trade Minister Vladimir Tosovsky to
hold a news conference on update of National energy concept at
0900 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 LISBON RATIFICATION: The Czech government said on Monday it
will discuss with other European Union members how to overcome
demands by President Vaclav Klaus which are holding up the
introduction of the EU's Lisbon Treaty.
                                
 Story: [ID:nnLC381862] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 CURRENT ACCOUNT GAP: The Czech current account showed an
8.46 billion crown ($480.4 million) deficit in August, smaller
than the 10.0 billion gap forecast by analysts, data showed on
Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLC679110] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint and the Polish zloty led a
rebound among central European currencies on Monday, while the
Czech crown pared earlier gains posted after a lower current
account deficit.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLC716815] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE DATA: Wounded domestic demand in central and Eastern
Europe pushed inflation to new lows in Slovakia and Romania last
month, but a slide in export-driven output appeared to be
easing, data showed on Monday.  
                                
 Story: [ID:nLC288808] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1183.6    1183.6    3.15       37.92
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.844    25.808   -0.14        3.4
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.472    17.458   -0.08        8.59
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9885.8    9864.94   0.21       12.64
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
                                
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 RUSSIAN FUEL: Russian nuclear power firm Tvel is studying
the possibility of building a nuclear fuel production facility
in the Czech Republic.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
                                
 
                                
 CAR SALE: The Czech industry minister sent an official
request to the European Commission to study German state support
in the sale of carmaker Opel.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)