Interfax: Czech Republic & Slovakia news report of 20.03.2009
Updated news from Czech Republic & Slovakia
Weekly news:
HEADLINE NEWS
Czech delay of U.S. missile defense vote underscores government coalition’s weakness
FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS
MONETARY POLICY
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –19/03/2009
STATISTICS
Slovak annual inflation rate slows in February to 15-month low of 2.4%, in line with expectations
Czech industrial producer prices up 0.3% m/m in February, down 0.6% y/y
COMPANY NEWS
MANUFACTURING
Czech artificial fabrics Pegas Nonwovens net profit down 32.7% last year at EUR 14.9 mln
Prague-listed Pegas Nonwovens sales seen up 20% last year, profit down 25% - analysts
REAL ESTATE
Industrial Czech-Belgian developer VGP net profit down 21% last year at EUR 28.6 mln
CEE developer Orco Property Group to launch new strategy by March 25
CEE industrial property market among best performing globally last year – C&W
ENERGY NEWS
OIL & PETROCHEMICALS
Czech retail fuel prices mostly rise; top-selling Natural 95 at CZK 25.63/liter
BANKING & FINANCE NEWS
BANKING
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –20/03/2009
Czech National Bank, PRIBOR and PRIBID rate fixing, 19/03/2009
Czech consumer lender Home Credit’s Russian unit profit up 85% last year at RUB 3.66 bln
Italian bank UniCredit’s Czech unit net profit up 67.4% in 2008
S&P’s lowers long-term rating on Czech lender Komercni banka to ’A,’ citing economic outlook
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –17/03/2009
Czech National Bank, PRIBOR and PRIBID rate fixing, 16/03/2009
Czech National Bank (CNB) official interest rates –16/03/2009
FINANCIAL MARKETS
EQUITIES
Prague bourse PX index up 5.45% w/w Friday; financial titles rally
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE), SPAD trading, 13-20/03/2009
Bratislava Stock Exchange (BSE), Indices, 13-20/03/2009
FIXED INCOME
Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) Treasury bonds, Direct trading, 13-20/03/2009
CURRENCY
Czech National Bank (CNB) foreign exchange rates, 13-20/03/2009
CALENDAR
Czech Republic – calendar of upcoming events 23-30/03/2009
Nb: This news report features only the headline of each news.
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