MONETARY POLICY

Czech National Bank leaves key interest rates unchanged at 3.50%, as expected

POLITICS

Russian agents tried to sway Czech politicians, media against U.S. radar – intelligence agency

COMPANY NEWS

PHARMACEUTICALS & HEALTHCARE

Prague-listed drug maker Zentiva accepts improved Sanofi-Aventis takeover bid

REAL ESTATE

Czech facility management group RPG Sluzby wins first external contract from Red Group

Erste cuts Orco Property Group target price by 15%, confirms ’buy’ recommendation

Austrian builder Strabag’s Czech unit net profit down 80% y/y in 2007 to CZK 166 mln

Czech city Jicin cancels U.S. investor Global Resources CZK 2 bln brownfield contract over delay

Sale of Czech apartment blocks as stakes in companies up 11% y/y – AAAIndustry.cz

Top Prague developer FINEP to co-manage new Czech property hedge fund

German property fund DEGI buys additional buildings in Prague office project The PARK

U.K. developer Letterstone says SKK 2-bln Slovak project delayed, not endangered

ENERGY NEWS

OIL & PETROCHEMICALS

Czech retail fuel prices rise; top-selling Natural 95 up to CZK 31.20/liter

HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE

Czech utility CEZ wins Romanian tender to upgrade Galati power plant

Czech utility CEZ reportedly wins Romanian power plant tender in Galati

EMERGING MARKETS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Moscow, Caracas name oilfields where joint consortium will operate (Part 2)

Chavez voices "firm support" for Russia’s Caucasus actions

Georgian opposition calls for expulsion of Kazakh gas company

Russians negative about U.S., EU, Ukraine and Georgia as never before – poll

Recognition not the best, but only option after Georgian aggression - Gorbachev

South Ossetia to ask for permanent observer status in Union of Russia and Belarus

PACE for international probe of human rights violations during recent hostilities in S.Ossetia

Russia discards Georgia reports on downed Russian drone as provocation (Part 2)

Russia discards Georgia reports on downed Russian drone as provocation

Construction of Nord Stream gas pipeline on schedule – Miller

Russia to supply Nord Stream pipeline with 55 bcm of gas per year

FINANCIAL MARKETS

EQUITIES

Prague bourse PX index down 3.21% w/w Friday; developer ECM corrects 25%, rival Orco 11%

Prague Stock Exchange (PSE), SPAD trading, 19-26/09/2008

FIXED INCOME

Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) Treasury bonds, Direct trading, 26/09/2008

Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) Treasury bonds, Direct trading, 19-26/09/2008

CURRENCY

Czech crown trades in thin band Friday in quiet session, closes at EUR/CZK 24.35

Czech National Bank (CNB) foreign exchange rates, 19-26/09/2008

National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) foreign exchange rates, 19-26/09/2008

MONEY MARKET

National Bank of Slovakia, BRIBOR rate fixing, 19-26/09/2008

National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) official interest rates – 26/09/2008