PRAGUE, Feb 9 (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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January inflation data at 0800 GMT.
January 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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AMSTERDAM - Drug maker Zentiva <> to hold an
extraordinary shareholders' meeting.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News
conference at 1100 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet his Slovak
counterpart Ivan Gasparovic. News conference at 1030 GMT.
PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to meet Slovak
President Ivan Gasparovic (1030 GMT).
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============================NEWS================================
SARKOZY THREATENS LISBON: Czech Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek was quoted on Monday as saying ratification of the
EU's Lisbon treaty by the Czech Republic had been threatened
because of comments made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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RATE POLICY LOSING IMPACT: Monetary policy steps have a
limited impact on real economy compared with the past, Czech
central bank chief Zdenek Tuma said on Sunday.
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DEEPER ECON DROP COULD COME: The Czech central bank's next
macroeconomic projection could forecast the gross domestic
product (GDP) to shrink deeper than the latest outlook, Czech
central bank's governor Zdenek Tuma said on Sunday.
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RECESSION POSSIBLE -PM: The Czech Republic could fall into
recession this year and the government is preparing a crisis
package that may equal up to 2 percent of gross domestic
product, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said on Saturday.
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NO EUROBOND RUSH: The Czech Republic will not rush with its
planned eurobond issue because it would be too costly and could
undermine the domestic debt market, Deputy Finance Minister
Eduard Janota said on Friday.
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CEE FX COOL: Central European currencies were mixed on
Friday, with the forint and the zloty firming due to planned
central bank measures, even though Hungary published dismal
industrial output data.
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NO RELIEF YET FOR CEE FX: The European Union's main emerging
currencies will slide further against the euro and are not
expected to recover from steep falls until the second half of
the year, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday.
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MISSILE SHIELD MOVES AHEAD: The United States vowed on
Saturday to press ahead with plans to build a missile shield in
central Europe, but only if it was proven to work and was cost
effective.
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GERMAN-FRECH ECON PLAN: Germany and France will
present a joint initiative to help Europe better cope with
crises like the current economic turbulence, Chancellor Angela
Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday.
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SARKOZY UPSETS CZECHS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy
angered the Czech Republic, which holds the EU presidency, and
drew a frosty response from Britain on Friday over disparaging
comments about two key European partners.
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CZECHS STUN SPAIN: The Czech Republic booked a place in the
Fed Cup semi-finals for the first time in over a decade after
securing a 4-1 win over favourites Spain on Sunday.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 733.8 733.8 +0.00 n/a
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 27.890 27.890 +0.00 -3.94
vs Dollar <CZK=> 21.621 21.628 +0.03 -11.61
U.S. Equities <> 8,281 8,063 +2.70 -5.65
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT
=========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
ANOTHER CSA BIDDER: Czech financial group Odien, owner of
travel agency Cedok, confirmed its interest in the privatisation
of Czech Airlines (CSA).
Hospodarske Noviny, page 15
CZECHS SELL ALLOWANCES TO JAPAN: The Czech Republic will
sell emissions allowances to Japan for 10 billion crowns ($456.4
million), which can be used for financing ecological projects.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 3
AAA SALES FALL: AAA Auto's <> car sales dropped
about 24 percent to 60,560 vehicles in 2008.
E15, page 15
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