Hungary, Factors to watch, March 9
BUDAPEST, March 9 (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)
No major event scheduled
IN THE REGION
ROMANIA - Tender of 500 million lei worth of June 2019 treasury bonds
CZECH REPUBLIC - Trade balance 01/15, unemployment rate 02/15, inflation data 02/15 (0900)
BULGARIA - Industrial output data (1000)
IN THE NEWS REUTERS
CURRENCIES, BONDS WEAKEN AFTER U.S. DATA
Central European currencies gave up ground and government bonds extended losses, mainly at the long end of the yield curve, after U.S. jobs data fuelled expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
OTP PLANS TO STAY IN UKRAINE, RUSSIA DESPITE LOSSES
Hungary's OTP Bank OTPB.BU has no plans to leave Ukraine or Russia, once lucrative markets but where it posted deep losses last year, the bank's chief executive told reporters. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs)
