PRAGUE, May 30 (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 hours)
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PRAGUE - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR)
<NWRSsp.PR> to release first quarter results at 0600 GMT.
Coference call at 1400 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <> to release
first quarter results. News conference at 0730 GMT.
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PRAGUE - April money supply at 0800 GMT.
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CROWN FIRMS: The Czech crown gained over one percent against
the euro on Thursday, hitting more than a one-week high, fuelled
by a surprise revaluation of Slovakia's euro peg.
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ORCO RESULTS: Czech developer Orco Property Group's
<ORCO.PA> <> first quarter revenue fell 19.5 percent to
47.16 million euros ($73.54 million) from the same period last
year on lower development deliveries, the firm said on Thursday.
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BERGER QUITS ASTON VILLA: Czech midfielder Patrik Berger has
joined Sparta Prague on a free transfer from Aston Villa, the
Czech team said on their Web site (www.sparta.cz) on Thursday.
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CEZ STOCK SALE: The state sold a half of the planned 7
percent stake in power firm CEZ <>, generating
estimated proceeds of roughly 25 billion crowns ($1.56 billion)
and reducing its stake to 64.11 percent as of May 28.
E15, page 15
GRID CAPACITY: Investors have to face shrinking transmission
capacity when they want to connect their factories to the Czech
grid, mainly in the north-east of the country. The grid operator
CEPS plans to invest 15 billion crowns in 10 years to expand
capacity.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
PPF EXPANSION: Czech investment group PPF is going to sign a
deal to buy Slovakia's GE Money <GE.N>, which focuses on
consumer loans. The price is not known.
E15, page 1
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