Hungary, Factors to watch, March 6

BUDAPEST, March 6 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUNGARY (ALL TIMES GMT)

BUDAPEST - Moody's expected to review Hungary credit rating

BUDAPEST - Radio interview with PM Orban (0630)

BUDAPEST - Feb international reserves (0730)

BUDAPEST - OTP Bank Q4 results news conference (0800)

BUDAPEST - Q4 GDP final, prelim Jan industrial output (0800)

BUDAPEST - PM Orban to speak about the economy at Hungarian chamber of trade and industry (0900)

IN THE REGION

ROMANIA - GDP preliminary (0900)

SLOVAKIA - Real avg wage Q4/14, final GDP Q4/14 (0900)

BULGARIA - Q4 GDP data (1000)

CZECH REPUBLIC - Foreign reserves 02/15 (1000)

POLAND - Central bank FX reserves (1400)

IN THE NEWS REUTERS

HUNGARY POSTS HUF 256.9 BLN BUDGET GAP IN FEBRUARY

Hungary posted a budget deficit of 256.9 billion forints ($929.28 million) in February based on preliminary data, the Economy Ministry said.

RTL GROUP SEES REVENUE, PROFIT FLAT IN 2015

RTL Group said on Thursday that it expects another year of stagnating earnings after reporting flat results for 2014 due to challenging advertising markets in Europe.

ERSTE COMPETING FOR CITI HUNGARIAN RETAIL BUSINESS -WEBSITE PORTFOLIO

Erste Group is competing with several other banks for the retail business of Citibank in Hungary, where it may post a profit already this year, Chief Executive Andreas Treichl said in an interview with website Portfolio on Thursday. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs)

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