Weekly news:
FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS
STATISTICS
Czech retail sales down 7.9% y/y in February, twice market consensus
COMPANY NEWS
TRANSPORTATION
PRESS: Czech secret services warn against sale of carrier CSA to Russian airline Aeroflot
MEDIA
Czech equity group PPF to launch regional weeklies, Internet news sites
REAL ESTATE
Top Czech mortgage lender Hypotecni banka says average loan at CZK 1.87 mln last year
European shopping center space openings seen down 40% since July forecast — C&W
ENERGY NEWS
OIL & PETROCHEMICALS
PRESS: Czech petchem Unipetrol may allow Russian Lukoil to buy minority stake in refinery
HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE
Common Czech-Slovak electricity market to begin pilot phase in July
EU Commission to sue Czech Republic, Poland in ECJ over safeguard of power supply
BANKING & FINANCE NEWS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Czech lender Komercni banka sets up team to finance renewable energy projects
CAPITAL MARKETS
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –17/04/2009
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –16/04/2009
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –15/04/2009
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –14/04/2009
RUSSIA & CIS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Platini says UEFA knows no document on parity principle between Ukraine, Poland for Euro 2012
UEFA president says Euro 2012 will take place in Ukraine and Poland
Russian GDP could fall by more than 7% in Q1 – Kudrin
Yushchenko, Platini visit site of Olimpiysky stadium reconstruction in Kyiv
FINANCIAL MARKETS
EQUITIES
Bratislava Stock Exchange (BSE), Indices, 10-17/04/2009
Prague bourse PX index up 0.43% w/w Friday, broadcaster CME best performer
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE), SPAD trading, 10-17/04/2009
FIXED INCOME
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) Treasury bonds, Direct trading, 10-17/04/2009
CURRENCY
Czech National Bank (CNB) foreign exchange rates, 10-17/04/2009
MONEY MARKET
Czech National Bank, PRIBOR and PRIBID rate fixing, 10-17/04/2009
Nb: This news report features only the headline of each news.
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