Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 7

Philip Morris CR as

07/07/2017 07:23

PRAGUE, July 7 (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)          
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    Real-time economic data releases.................... ECONCZ  
    Summary of economic data and forecasts........... CZ/ECON01  
    Recently released economic data.................. CZ/ECON15  
    Previous stories on Czech data............. CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI  
  **For a schedule of corporate and economic events:  
    http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/2E/events-overview 
     
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    TRUMP: President Donald Trump affirmed the U.S. commitment 
to the defence of NATO allies on Thursday in a Warsaw speech 
that gently criticized Russia, and he said Western civilization 
must stand up to "those who would subvert and destroy it". 
    Story:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1JX1LN Related stories:  RTRS-LEN-CEEU-DIP  
     
    CEZ: Bulgaria's competition watchdog on Thursday accused the 
country's three foreign-owned power distributors of breaching 
competition rules by discriminating against independent traders 
and restricting electricity trading at freely negotiated prices. 
    Story:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1JX3MK Related stories:  RTRS-LEN-CEEU-ELEU  
     
    CARS: Czech new car sales rose 8.8 percent in the first half 
of this year to 144,451 vehicles, data compiled by the Car 
Importers Association showed. 
    Story:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1JV2MQ Related stories:  RTRS-LEN-CZ-CARM  
     
    CEE FX POLL: Central Europe's growth and a probably kick-off 
in Czech monetary tightening could lift three of the region's 
five main currencies in the next 12 months, a Reuters poll 
showed on Thursday. 
    Story:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1JX2EB Related stories:  RTRS-LEN-CEEU-FRX  
     
    CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies and government 
bonds fell on Thursday after the European Central Bank left the 
door open to removing its bond-buying pledge in the minutes of 
its last meeting. 
    Story:  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1JX3JG Related stories:  RTRS-LEN-CEEU-FRX  
             
========================PRESS DIGEST============================ 
    SLOVAKIA: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the state 
won an arbitration case after a court rejected utility Slovenske 
Elektrarne's compensation claim in a case dating back to 2015. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 3 
     
    TOBACCO: Some of Philip Morris International's  PM.N  
European production will shift to its Czech factory  TABK.PR , 
boosting output, as the group invests in iQOS production at 
those other factories. 
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 13 
     
    LENDING: Bank lending grew 8.3 percent to the end of May 
surpassing 3 trillion crowns  ($131.02 billion), central bank 
data showed. 
    Pravo, page 17 
             
  (Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for 
their accuracy.) 
                    
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