Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Aug 11

                                
 PRAGUE, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday:
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 June industrial and construction data at 0700 GMT.
                                
 June current account balance data at 0800 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/]
 
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 PRAGUE - Harvest estimate at 0700 GMT.
                                
 Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AGRI]
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 CPI: Czech consumer inflation <CZCPI=ECI> <CZCPIY=ECI> fell
steeper than expected in July with prices declining across the
board and some analyst said it could change the market's view
that the August cut in interest rates was the last one in the
current easing cycle.
                                
 Story [ID:nLA194335] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
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 CBANK ON CPI: July inflation data were below the Czech
central bank's forecast due to a deeper-than-expected decline in
food prices, the bank said on Monday.
                                
 Story [ID:nPRG003557] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]

                                
 CEE FX: The Czech crown led currency gains in Central Europe
on Monday, supported by corporate demand despite inflation
figures showing that more central bank interest rate cuts may
come.
                                
 Story [ID:nLA172291] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ EARNINGS POLL: Czech power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> is
expected to report a 1.2 percent rise in the second quarter net
profit thanks to last year's forward sales of its current output
at higher prices. 
                                
 Story [ID:nLA394607] Related news [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RESF]
                                
 
                                
 POWER PLANT TENDER: German utility EnBW <EBKG.DE> and its
U.S. based partner WGI have pulled out of the race to build a
2,000 megawatt coal-fuelled power plant in Kosovo, the companies
said in a statement on Monday.
                                
 Story [ID:nBYT032958] 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        1152,9    0          n/a
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>    25,667    25,674   -0,03      -4,06
vs Dollar    <CZK=>    18,144    18,147   -0,02      -5,07
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9337,95   9370,07  -0,34       6,4
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 FUNDS: Assets in Czech mutual funds rose quarter on quarter
by 3.6 billion crowns ($197.8 million) in the second quarter to
216.6 billion.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
                                
 
                                
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  (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)