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Third-quarter fund sales plunge to lowest since 2008.(Financial report)
November 1, 2011... (From Fundweb) Byline: Henry Brennan Gross retail sales through fund platforms were GBP3 billion in September, the lowest Afigure since February 2010. Funds under management for platforms were GBP103.8 billion. Richard Saunders, the...

Analysis: Bank may be too optimistic over QE2.
November 1, 2011... (From Fundweb) Byline: Tomas Hirst However, their statements before the committee raise more questions about the policy than they appear to answer.As part of his evidence to the committee, Charles Bean, the deputy governor of the Bank,...

Ceska sporitelna foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are Ceska sporitelna's Czech crown exchange rates valid as of Nov 1: CHEQUES CASH Country Amount Code Buy Sell Buy Sell Australia 1 AUD 18.423 19.098 18.29 19.23 Britain 1 GBP 27.903...

Komercni banka foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are Komercni banka's Czech crown exchange rates valid as of Nov 1: CHEQUES CASH Country Code Amount Buy Sell Buy Sell Australia AUD 1 18.4983 19.2149 18.404 19.3092 Bulgaria BGN 1...

Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka's Czech crown exchange rates valid as of Nov 1: CHEQUES CASH Country Amount Code Buy Sell Buy Sell Australia 1 AUD 18.484 19.200 -- -- Britain 1 GBP...

Disappeared Neighbours project culminates in Prague exhibition.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - An exhibition presenting the results of Czech students' enquiry into the fates of their home towns' residents who disappeared during World War Two has opened at Prague's City Hall. The...

Czech Defence Ministry pays large sums to external expert - press.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech Defence Ministry is paying hundreds of thousands of crowns to an external media affairs expert at the time when the state is trying to cut its spending, daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD)...

Komercni banka foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) updated version valid as of 8:25 -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are Komercni banka's Czech crown exchange rates valid as of Nov 1: CHEQUES CASH Country Code Amount Buy Sell Buy Sell Australia...

Events - CTK General News in English, November 1.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +420 222 098 465 Duty Editor - morning: Pavel Veres afternoon: Sylvia Irglova ----------------------------------------------------------- ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for items with...

Events - CTK Business News in English, November 1.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +420 222 098 431 Duty Editor - morning: Katerina Koudelkova afternoon: Vlasta Vavrova ------------------------------------------------------------ ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for...

Nigerian prisoners may be discriminated against by Czechs - press.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - A Nigerian human rights group has asked Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to put an end to the discrimination against Nigerians in Czech prisons, daily Pravo writes today. The Czech prison...

Czech Sluknov residents buy weapons in fear of Romany crime-press.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - More and more people buy weapons, defence sprays and telescopic truncheons in the Sluknov area hit by tension between the majority population and local Romanies, which, though the northernmost...

PPF, KKCG take over Sazka officially.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) in 4th para 1st and 2nd line changes the incorrect "Ziegler has become Sazka's CEO and chairman of the board of directors" to the correct "Ziegler has become Sazka's CEO." -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) -...

Avg invoice payment period in CR 2 days shorter in 2011-Atradius.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The average invoice payment period among Czech companies has shortened by two days to 39 days this year, according to a survey on firms' payment discipline, made public by insurer Atradius which...

Czech experts uncover new disease transferred by ticks - press.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - A recent discovering of a new type of ehrlichiosis, a disease transferred by ticks and spread through blood cells, has catapulted Czech experts to the front pages of world's leading scientific...

Czech crown keeps falling, losing almost 35 hellers to dollar.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech crown kept weakening this morning, losing 6 hellers to the euro and nearly 35 hellers to the US dollar to trade at Kc24.89/EUR and Kc18.14/$ at 10:30, according to data from the server...

Czech police detain three cocaine smugglers.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The police and customs officers have detained and accused three persons, one Iranian and two Czechs, over having organised import of cocaine from the Dominican Republic, Jakub Frydrych, head of...

Smog in North Moravia affected by Polish pollutants-official.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) We have deleted in para 10, line 4 "Trinecke zelezarny." -------------------- Ostrava, North Moravia, Nov 1 (CTK) - Inhabitants of the Ostrava-Karvina area in the Moravian-Silesian Region suffer from smog again, which...

Czech govt to back identification of state orders subcontractors.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech ruling parties will back the government's public orders bill including the Local Development Ministry's proposal that ownership structure of selected subcontractors be identified,...

Czech roster for Euro soccer qualifiers against Montenegro.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech roster for the European Championship qualification's relegation matches against Montenegro due on November 11 and 15, presented by national coach Michal Bilek today: Position Name and...

Czechs nominate roster for Karjala Tournament.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Alois Hadamczik, coach of the Czech ice hockey national team, announced the team for the forthcoming Karjala Tournament, the first part of Euro Hockey, today. Line-up: Goalies: Jakub Kovar (Ceske...

Czech Chamber to debate reforms at weekend over obstructions.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech government coalition today pushed through that the Chamber of Deputies session to deal with reform bills would continue in the night and at the upcoming weekend in reaction to the...

Shares on Prague bourse post further losses, led by banks.(Financial report)
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Shares on the Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) fell again this morning and the main PX index was losing more than 3 percent to 902.2 points at 11:00 as markets began to worry about the debt crisis...

PPF, KKCG take over Sazka officially.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) adds more info in paras 2-4 and 7 -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Sazkova kancelar, a company controlled by PPF and KKCG, and Sazka lottery company insolvency administrator Josef Cupka today signed the...

Schedule of CTK General News in English, November 2.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) ALL TIMES CET CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Cabinet meeting to start 20 minutes after end of parliament session. Agenda to include: - draft amendment to civil court code, execution code - draft amendment to law on Czech armed...

Schedule of CTK Business News in English, November 2.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) ALL TIMES CET CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Government meeting to begin 20 minutes after parliamentary session. Agenda includes bills on postal services, banks, programme of subsidies for agriculture in 2012, draft agreement...

Czech lower house to start 2012 budget bill debate on Wednesday.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday start debating the 2012 budget bill that projects a 105-billion-crown deficit, 30-billion lower than this year's, but that is expected to be...

List of commodities traded on PBB on Nov 1.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Brno, Nov 1 (CTK) - The following are prices of commodities traded on the Brno Commodity Exchange (PBB) on Tuesday, November 1 (VAT not included, in Kc per tonne): commodity FCA parity change in pct DDP parity change...

Former Czech senior official Knetig facing bribery charges.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - A state attorney from Prague on Monday lodged criminal charges against Martin Knetig, an adviser to former environment minister Pavel Drobil (Civic Democrats, ODS), over indirect bribery, state...

Smog in North Moravia affected by Polish pollutants-official.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Adds KW Jihomoravsky, information on smog in another region in paras 7-10. -------------------- Ostrava, North Moravia, Nov 1 (CTK) - Inhabitants of the Ostrava-Karvina area in the Moravian-Silesian Region suffer from...

Komercni banka foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Updated exchange rates valid as of 14:05 -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are Komercni banka's Czech crown exchange rates valid as of Nov 1: CHEQUES CASH Country Code Amount Buy Sell Buy Sell...

Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Updated exchange rates -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka's Czech crown exchange rates valid as of Nov 1: CHEQUES CASH Country Amount Code Buy Sell Buy Sell...

Czech state budget gap down at Kc91.5bn at end-Oct -- FinMin.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech Republic's state budget deficit shrank to Kc91.5bn at the end of October from Kc105.1bn at the end of September, the Finance Ministry said today. In October 2010, the state budget gap...

Prague dismisses Fagan's hints at alleged unpaid debts.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Prague is convinced that it has no debts ensuing from the past that U.S. lawyer Edward Fagan could exact from it, Prague City Hall spokeswoman Tereza Krasenska told CTK today, adding that Prague...

Events - CTK General News in English, November 1.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Phone: +420 222 098 465 Duty Editor afternoon: Sylvia Irglova ----------------------------------------------------------- ALL TIMES CET Photo available at PhotoSales@mail.ctk.cz for items with keyword PHOTO. CZECH...

Czech unions to stage anti-corruption rally, march in Prague.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech Association of Independent Trade Unions (ASO) leadership today agreed to stage a meeting against corruption and for higher living standards in Prague on November 25, followed by a...

CNB foreign exchange rates.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Following are the Czech National Bank's (CNB) exchange rates for the Czech crown: Valid Nov 1, 2011: Country Amount Code Rate Australia 1 AUD 18.914 Brazil 1 BRL 10.468 Bulgaria 1 BGN 12.801...

Czech govt to back identification of state orders subcontractors.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Adds TOP 09's statements in paras 5-8 -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech ruling parties will back the government's public orders bill including the Local Development Ministry's proposal that...

PPF, KKCG take over Sazka officially.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) adds more info in last para -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Sazkova kancelar, a company controlled by PPF and KKCG, and Sazka lottery company insolvency administrator Josef Cupka today signed the final...

Czech roster for Soccer European Champ qualifier against Armenia.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Czech under-21 roster for Soccer European Championship qualifier against Armenia to be played in Yerevan on November 11: Position Name and surname Club Goalkeepers Marek Stech Yeovil Town Roman...

Prague bourse, other European markets keep posting losses.(Financial report)
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) continued posting significant losses this afternoon and around 15:10 the PX index shed 3.96 percent to 893.5 points, pulled down again mainly by banks, according...

Ukrainian charged with abuse of school girls in Czech Republic.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Ceska Lipa, North Bohemia, Nov 1 (CTK) - A young Ukrainian was charged with abuse of many school girls in the Czech Republic on Monday, local state attorney Petra Duskova told CTK today. The man contacted hundreds of...

Czech scientists present animal treatment based on stem cells.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Czech scientists presented today a unique method of treatment of animals' locomotor system with stem cells that Eva Sykova, head of the Experimental Medicine Institute of the Science Academy,...

Czech Chamber to debate reforms at weekend over obstructions.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Adds more details from Chamber session in paras 8-10, bottom paras. -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech government coalition today pushed through that the Chamber of Deputies session to deal with...

Crown falls significantly today due to bad mood on markets.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The crown fell significantly further today due to bad mood on markets and at 17:00 was 25 hellers weaker at Kc25.08/EUR and 54 hellers down at Kc18.34/$, data from Patria Online show. The Czech...

Police reinforcements return to Czech town over Romany attacks.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Novy Bor, North Bohemia, Nov 1 (CTK) - Police reinforcements have returned to Novy Bor today in reaction to two recent attacks in which local young Romanies allegedly attacked youth in the town. The two attacks...

Czech ministry says high sums for media consultant justified.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Petr Blazek provided media consulting ro the Czech Defence Ministry based on a proper public tender, the ministry's spokesman Jan Pejsek said in reaction to information released by Mlada fronta...

Prague bourse falls on news of Greece's referendum proposal.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP), like other markets in Europe, came under selling pressure today following the news of Greece's decision to propose a public referendum on the bailout deal agreed...

PPF, KKCG take over Sazka officially.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) adds two bottom paras -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Sazkova kancelar, a company controlled by PPF and KKCG, and Sazka lottery company insolvency administrator Josef Cupka today signed the final documents...

Czech health insurers to cancel contracts with hospital, sign new.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Czech health insurance companies will cancel contracts with all hospitals by the year's end and will be negotiating about new ones next year with the aim of abolishing 10,000 redundant beds and...

Czech Stories of Injustice project focuses on emigration, exile.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The 7th annual Stories of Injustice project, presenting the totalitarian past of the Czech Republic to students and officially opening this evening, will focus on emigration and life in exile. At...

CTK's Business News in Brief.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Employees of banks, insurers get benefits most often in 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ Prague - Employees of banks, insurers and mining companies were most often entitled to...

Results of Czech ice hockey Elite League 18th round.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - Results of Czech ice hockey Elite League 18th round today: HC Ocelari Trinec vs BK Mlada Boleslav 6-3 (5-1, 0-1, 1-1), Rytiri Kladno vs HC Vitkovice Steel 3-4 (0-1, 1-2, 2-1), HC Sparta Praha vs...

Summary of CTK General News in English, November 1, 21:00.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague - The Czech Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday start debating the 2012 budget bill that projects a 105-billion-crown deficit, 30-billion lower than this year's, but that is expected to be amended in early...

Summary of CTK Business News in English, November 1, 21:00.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague - The Czech Republic's state budget deficit shrank to Kc91.5bn at the end of October from Kc105.1bn at the end of September, the Finance Ministry said today. Prague - The average invoice payment period among...

Czech army wants three new armoured vehicles for Afghan mission.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech military intelligence wants three new armoured vehicles for a special forces unit deployed in Afghanistan, namely the Jackal produced by the British Supacat, the Czech Television (CT)...

Football Champions League: Plzen vs Barcelona 0-2 at halftime.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech football team of Viktoria Plzen loses to FC Barcelona 0-2 at halftime of the 4th round match of the Champions League: Viktoria Plzen vs FC Barcelona 0-2 at halftime. 24. (penalty), 45....

Football Champions League: Plzen vs Barcelona 0-4.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech football team of Viktoria Plzen lost to FC Barcelona 0-4 of the 4th round match of the Champions League tonight: Viktoria Plzen vs FC Barcelona 0-4 (0-2). 24. (penalty), 45. and 90....

Football Champions League: Plzen vs Barcelona 0-4.
November 1, 2011... (From Czech News Agency) Adds Table. -------------------- Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech football team of Viktoria Plzen lost to FC Barcelona 0-4 of the 4th round match of the Champions League tonight: Viktoria Plzen vs FC Barcelona 0-4...