Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 9

                                
 PRAGUE, July 9 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 June inflation data at 0700 GMT
                                
 June unemployment data at 0700 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/]
=========================TOP NEWS===============================
                                
 ORCO: Chairman Jean-Francois Ott pushed through on Wednesday
his plan to expand the board of struggling central European
property developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR>,
Ott said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL8183626] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]

                                
 GOVERNMENT DEBT: The Czech Republic's gross central
government debt rose to 1.14 trillion crowns ($60.99 billion) at
the end of June, from 1.0 trillion crowns at the end of March,
the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRA002651] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ EYES ROMANIAN STAKES: Czech electricity firm CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> has launched talks to buy out stakes held by other
investors in its Romanian distribution business, the company
said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL8603543] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 FOREX RESERVES: The Czech central bank (CNB) said on
Wednesday its foreign exchange reserves edged down to 27.17
billion euros at the end of June, from a revised 27.37 billion
at the end of the previous month.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL8660266] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 RAILWAY DEAL FOR SKANSKA: A Skanska AB <SKAb.ST> -led
consortium of construction companies won a 4 billion crown
($216.2 million) contract to upgrade a railway in the Czech
Republic, the Nordic construction firm said on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL8497975] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 VEOLIA TO SELL STAKE IN CZECH UNIT: French water utility
Veolia Environment <VIE.PA> plans to sell a 30 percent stake in
its Czech unit Dalkia, daily Hospodarske Noviny reported on
Wednesday, citing a Dalkia manager.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL8453077] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    0       882,4     0          n/a
vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  26,011    26,029    -0,07      -2,77
vs Dollar      <CZK=>  18,708    18,746    -0,2       -2,12
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  8178,41   8163,6     0,18      -6,81
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 NATO: Former Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra may
become a member of an advisory team of the succeeding head of
NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
                                
 Lidove Noviny, page 7
                                
 
                                
 NEW PARTY: The new conservative political party TOP 09 could
make it to the parliament after the October general elections as
it has a good chance to gain more than 5 percent of votes, a
threshold for any party to win parliamentary seats, a research
by agency Median showed.
                                
 Mlada Fronta Dnes, page A2
                                
 
                                
 ICT DEAL: Czech firm Dial Telecom is in talks to buy a stake
in Czech broadcast and internet services provider Ceske
Telekomunikace from private equity firm Mid Europa Partners and
privately owned Al Bateen Investment.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 13

                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
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  (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)