Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 8

                                
 PRAGUE, March 8 (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 + 1 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 February unemployment data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 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/]
                                
 
============================EVENTS===============================    PRAGUE - Czech President Vacav Klaus to meet his Croatian
counterpart Ivo Josipovic. News conference at 1050 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
============================TOP NEWS===========================
                                
 ORCO EGM: Central European developer Orco Property Group
<ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> will hold an extraordinary general meeting
on March 25, it said on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004774] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint was a touch stronger against
the euro on Monday after the government nominated two new
central bankers, while the Czech crown drew support from
speculation about an eventual rate hike.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE7260M8] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: More wind and solar capacity in the region
weighed on Czech spot prices on Monday while higher fuels due to
the conflict in Libya helped drive Cal '12 baseload to an
eight-month high, traders said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE7261JI] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
                                
 
                                
 POWER CHANGES: Central European regulators have not
abandoned a new system to allocate cross-border capacity but
technical problems have made unclear when they can launch the
project, an Austria energy regulator said on Monday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE72215N] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2011
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24.179     24.189    0.04       3.28
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17.293     17.265   -0.16       7.37
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,222.6    1,222.6     -0.84      -0.18
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 12,090.03  12,169.88    -0.66       4.43
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
                                
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
                                
 DIVIDEND TAX: The government's economic council (NERV) is
proposing cancelling dividend tax. A deputy finance minister
said they would look at "neutralising" the double taxation,
without giving further details.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 RENEWABLE POWER: According to early calculations, the Czech
Republic was one of a small group of countries that met its 8
percent renewable energy target in 2010.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.

                                
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