Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 23

PRAGUE, Dec 23 (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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PRAGUE - Minutes from Dec 17 c.bank meeting at 0800 GMT.

Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
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OPPOSITION THREATENS: The main Czech opposition party
threatened on Monday to try topple the centre-right minority
cabinet as political tension in the central European country
grew days before it takes the EU presidency.

Story: [ID:nLM3864] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]

IBM WINS CZECH DEAL: The Czech Republic signed a $113.5
million deal with IBM's local unit (IBM.N) on Monday for
building an electronic state treasury system, the Finance
Ministry said.

Story: [ID:nLM81641] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELC]

AIRPORT SALE: Prague Airport has acquired land
needed to build a new runway, removing a barrier to boosting its
capacity and value ahead of privatisation next year, the company
said.

Story: [ID:nLM572812] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change

close on day in 2008
vs Euro EURCZK= 26.230 26.260 +0.11 +1.03
vs Dollar CZK= 18.697 18.863 +0.76 -2.94
U.S. Equities .DJI 08,520 08,579 -0.69 -35.77
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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ECM: Privately-owned ECM Group, controlled by businessman
Milan Janku, bought new shares in its real-estate affiliate ECM
Real Estate Investments (ECMPsp.PR) worth 24 million euros,
hiking Janku's stake in the developer to 84.2 percent. Analysts
expect the developer to be delisted.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 22

AIRPORT: The number of passengers travelling through Prague
Airport, which is slated for privatisation next year, dipped by
15 percent in November.

Mlada fronta Dnes, page A10

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