Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 20

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 20 (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============================
                                
 ORCO EARNINGS: Revenue at Orco Property Group <ORCOsp.PR>
<ORCO.PA> fell 17.2 percent to 186.8 million euros in the first
nine months, the company said on Thursday, adding it was
considering a change in its debt restructuring plan.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLJ295346] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-REA]
                                
 
                                
 CBANKER SINGER: Crown currency firming is one of the risks
to the Czech central bank's inflation target, and looser
monetary conditions would be welcome, Vice-Governor Miroslav
Singer said on Thursday.
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Central European assets retreated on Thursday
as capital control concerns in other emerging markets triggered
a pull-out of investors despite Polish figures confirming steady
economic recovery.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLJ716815] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 POLLS: The left-wing Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) extended
their lead over the main rightist party, the Civic Democrats
(ODS), ahead of an election in mid-2010, a survey showed on
Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLR448251] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1147      0.13        33.65
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.591    25.652    0.24         4.34
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.165    17.174    0.05        10.2
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10332.44  10426.31 -0.9         17.73
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
                                
 
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 CONSTRUCTION: Housing starts dropped 5.7 percent in the
third quarter to 11,234 units, the stats office said. Overall
value of new construction fell 26.4 percent.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
                                
 
                                
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)