Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 23

PRAGUE, Jan 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 hours) =========================ECONOMIC DATA========================== Real-time economic data releases.................... Summary of economic data and forecasts........... Recently released economic data.................. Previous stories on Czech data............. **For a schedule of corporate and economic events: http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/2E/events-overview =======================EVENTS=================================== FORTUNA: Penta Investments, acting through Fortbet, starts buyout of minority shareholders of betting firm Fortuna , PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: Incumbent Milos Zeman and challenger Jiri Drahos square off on TV Prima ahead of this weekend's run-off round of the presidential election. (1915 GMT) PARLIAMENT MEETS: The lower house continues session. No major votes expected. =========================NEWS=================================== KMV ACQUIRES PEPSICO OPS: Czech soft drinks maker Karlovarske mineralni vody (KMV) will buy PepsiCo operations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, the mineral water producer said on Monday. Story: BOND PLANS: The Czech Finance Ministry will offer up to 23 billion crowns ($1.11 billion) worth of domestic government bonds in six primary auctions in February, the ministry said on Monday. Story: PRESIDENTIAL POLL: Independent challenger Jiri Drahos holds a narrow lead over Milos Zeman, the incumbent president of the Czech Republic, before this weekend's election, but undecided voters could tilt the balance, an opinion poll showed on Monday. Story: TIGHTER LENDING: Czech banks tightened mortgage lending conditions in the fourth quarter of 2017 and expect to restrict them further in the first quarter this year, the central bank's lending survey showed on Monday. Story: CEE MARKETS: Hungarian stocks surged to record highs on Monday and government bonds extended losses as investors continued to close positions after Thursday's disappointing interest rate swap tender. Story: =========================PRESS DIGEST========================== WHO WILL JOIN GOVERNMENT: The centre-left Social Democrats are equally split on whether to negotiate to enter a government led by the ANO party. Following an election defeat, the Social Democrats will hold a party congress next month to elect new leadership and decide on strategy. Hospodarske noviny, page 3. ANO LEADERSHIP BACKS ZEMAN: Leadership of the ANO party, led by prime minister Andrej Babis, backed Milos Zeman's bid to win reelection as president. Pravo, page 3. (Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for their accuracy.) Prague Newsroom: +420 224 190 477 E-mail: prague.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)

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