Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 27
27/10/2020 07:47
PRAGUE, Oct 27 (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 + 1 hour)
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HEALTH MINISTER: President Milos Zeman is expected to meet
Prime Minister Andrej Babis's nominee for new health minister on
Tuesday. Babis, who has not named his pick, moved to sack the
current minister last week for a reported violation of COVID
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CENTRAL BANK'S RUSNOK: The Czech National Bank will not "sit
idle" if the crown were to depreciate too much although that is
not expected, Governor Jiri Rusnok was quoted on Tuesday as
saying.
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COVID MEASURES TIGHTEN: The Czech government ordered a 9
p.m. curfew and will limit retail sales on Sundays as part of
tighter measures to curb the spread of novel coronavirus
infections, ministers said on Monday.
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COVID-19 STATISTICS: The Czech Republic reported 10,273 new
COVID-19 cases on Monday.
The country of 10.7 million has reported a total of 268,370
COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started in March. There are
162,785 active cases currently.
Deaths have climbed to 2,365. The number of hospitalisations
has risen to 5,613, and those in intensive care number 828.
https://onemocneni-aktualne.mzcr.cz/covid-19
SLOVAKIA: Slovakia may be able to avoid harsher
anti-coronavirus measures as a result of its plans for
nationwide testing scheduled to start this weekend, Prime
Minister Igor Matovic said on Monday.
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WAGE SUPPORT: The Czech government has backed extending its
wage support scheme for firms hit by production limitations due
to the coronavirus pandemic until the end of the year, Labour
Minister Jana Malacova said on Monday.
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CENTRAL BANK'S DEDEK: The Czech central bank's key interest
rate is currently set adequately and inflation levels prevent
any further easing, board member Oldrich Dedek said in an
interview on regional broadcaster Regionalni Televize on Monday.
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BONDS: The Czech Finance Ministry will offer up to 18
billion crowns ($780.03 million) worth of domestic government
bonds in six primary auctions in November, a slight rise from
plans in October, the ministry said on Monday.
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Czech Lending Survey: Part Of Banking Market Indicating
Further Tightening Of Credit Standards For Corporate Loans
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: Czech consumer confidence showed its
second largest monthly drop ever in a regular business cycle
survey in October, the Czech Statistical Office said on Monday.
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CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies fell into a holding
pattern just off recent lows on Monday while stocks eased, as
the surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe blurred economic outlooks.
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PILULKA: Shares in online pharmacy Pilulka PINK.PR , which
completed this month the Prague bourse's largest-ever IPO on its
nano-cap Start market, rose 18% on their first trading day.
https://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-66835710-akcie-on-line-lekarny-pilulka-zari-na-trhu-start-prazske-burzy-prvni-den-obchodovani-ziskaly-18-procent
5G: The telecoms regulator CTU said all seven groups that
applied for its upcoming auction of frequencies for
next-generation 5G networks can take part. The auction is due to
start in the first half of November.
https://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-66835600-kratke-zpravy-z-domova-ze-sveta-a-z-byznysu
FIELD HOSPITAL: The country's second-largest city Brno
expects to complete a temporary hospital with 302 beds for
COVID-19 patients at the local exhibition grounds by Friday.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page 5
HOME OFFICE: The government called on employees to work from
home when possible as part of its tightening of restrictions to
combat the COVID-19 spread.
https://archiv.ihned.cz/c1-66835830-ven-jen-ve-dne-a-nakoupit-do-osmi
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