Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 3

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 3 (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 + 2 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 August foreign trade 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
========================= EVENTS ============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Minutes from the September 25 governing board
meeting at 0700 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
========================= TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 NHL: The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning stepped up
preparations on Thursday for their season-opener in the Czech
capital at the weekend.     
                                
 Story: [ID:nL2672661] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-NHL]

                                
 KOMERCNI CEO SEES PROFIT HOLDING UP: Czech lender Komercni
Banka <BKOMsp.PR> expects profits to continue rising in the
second half despite an economic slowdown and the global
financial crisis, Chief Executive Laurent Goutard said.     
                                
 Story: [ID:nL2652482] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]

                                
 CZECHS SEE ECONOMY SLOWING, NO THREAT OF CRISIS: The Czech
economy will slow more than previously expected but the
country's banks are sound and do not face any threat from the
global credit crisis, top government and central bank officials
said.     
                                
 Story: [ID:nL2438160] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,223.7  1,235.3   -0.94        -32.58
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.827   24.775   -0.21         +6.74
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  17.877   17.938   +0.31         +1.60
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  10,483   10,831   -3.22        -20.97
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
 ======================= PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 BANKS CAUTIOUS: Czech banks are becoming cautious in lending
each other for a prolonged period of time and prefer using
surplus liquidity in the central bank's regular repo tenders.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 AVG PLANNIN IPO: Software company AVG is planning an initial
public offering (IPO) in Amsterdam, Prague, and Warsaw.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
 
                                
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 [CZ/INSTANT]
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 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)