PRAGUE, Nov 25 (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 + 1 hours)
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group <> to
release third quarter results.
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NWR'S BOGDANKA PLAN: New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L>
<NWRSsp.PR> shareholders approved its $1.2 billion bid for
Polish coal miner Bogdanka <LWBP.WA>, a spokeswoman said.
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ZABKA EXIT: Four bidders are in the race to buy Polish
retail chain Zabka with offers of around 300 million euros ($402
million) made to its Czech-based private equity owner Penta
Investments, three market sources said.
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ORCO PROPERTY SALES: Czech real estate firm Orco Property
Group <ORCO.PA> <> said it will reach its full-year
target of 280-300 million euros, including planned sales of
three properties by the end of the year, and sees a pick-up in
the market.
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BORROWING PLAN: The Czech Republic plans to issue debt worth
250 billion crowns ($13.56 billion) in 2011, with 199.8 billion
of that coming on the domestic market, deputy Finance Minister
Jan Gregor said on Wednesday.
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NEW BOND SALE: The Czech Republic drew decent demand for an
11-year bond it auctioned on Wednesday despite growing
nervousness this week about euro zone periphery debt.
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CEE MARKETS: Improved German business sentiment drove
central European currencies to modest gains on Wednesday, with
the Polish zloty taking the lead after bullish comments by the
central bank on the currency's potential.
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AIRLINE RESTRUCTURING: The Czech government approved on
Wednesday a plan to pull state-owned Prague Airport and Czech
Airlines together under a single holding company as part of the
state carrier's restructuring.
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POWER MARKETS DIVERGE: Czech and Polish power prices show
that their markets are becoming increasingly linked with the
rest of the continent, but central Europe's two biggest energy
markets are choosing different integration strategies.
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CEE POWER: Czech spot power jumped more than 10 percent on
Wednesday as freezing temperatures and snow hit the region,
traders said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.679 24.667 -0.05 6.23
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.516 18.398 -0.64 -0.76
Czech Equities <> 1,125.5 1,125.5 0.31 0.73
U.S. Equities <> 11,187.28 11,036.37 1.37 7.28
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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ZABKA IPO: Penta Investments will make a decision whether to
float shares, sell or hold onto the Zabka shop chain by the end
of the year. The paper quoted the spokesman as saying a
preferred exit would be a share float.
Lidove Noviny, page 13
CEZ RENEWABLE ENERGY: Czech power group CEZ <> had
considered a renewable power unit, but a spokesman said the deal
would have meant significant investment that is not possible
under current conditions.
Lidove Noviny, page 13
AIRLINE LOSS: Czech Airlines showed a loss of 1.39 billion
crowns in the first nine months when earnings are adjusted for
asset sales in the period that help it to a small profit.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page C1
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