Central European Media Enterprises to Be Added to the MSCI Czech Republic, Emerging Markets and All Country World Indices.HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ("CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). ") (Nasdaq/Prague Stock Exchange: CETV CETV Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (UK) CETV China Entertainment Television ) today announced that it is scheduled to be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) This firm publishes a number of well known benchmarks, such as the MSCI World Index. Inc. (MSCI) Czech Republic, Emerging Markets and All Country World indices as of the market close on November 30, 2005. CME will represent 8.67% weighting of the Czech index. Michael Garin, CME's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "CME's inclusion in the MSCI Standard Index Series is yet another benefit of our Prague Stock Exchange The Prague Stock Exchange or PSE (Czech: Burza cenných papírů Praha, a.s. or BCPP) is the main securities market organiser in the Czech Republic and currently (as of September 2005) the second biggest stock exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. listing and further enhances our visibility with investors. The weighting reflects the role we play in the Prague Stock Exchange. We view this role very seriously and are proud to take our place alongside the other great Czech companies included in the index." The MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Europe, Middle East and Africa Index(SM) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the emerging market countries of Europe, the Middle East & Africa. As of May 2005, the MSCI EM EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. Index consisted of the following 10 emerging market country indices: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index(SM) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets. As of May 2005 the MSCI ACWI consisted of the following 49 developed and emerging market country indices: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore Free, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela. Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. ("MSCI") is a leading provider of equity (international and US), fixed income and hedge fund indices. MSCI provides global equity indices, which, over the last 30+ years, have become the most widely used international equity benchmarks by institutional investors. MSCI constructs global equity benchmark indices that contribute to the investment process by serving as relevant and accurate performance benchmarks and effective research tools, and as the basis for various investment vehicles. As such, the MSCI Equity Indices are designed to fulfil the investment needs of a wide variety of global institutional market participants. In constructing these indices, MSCI consistently applies its index construction and maintenance methodology across 23 developed and 27 emerging markets. This consistent approach makes it possible to aggregate individual country and industry indices to create meaningful composite, regional, sector and industry benchmarks. Close to 2,000 organizations worldwide currently use the MSCI international equity benchmarks. MSCI estimates that over USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 3 trillion are currently benchmarked to these indices on a worldwide basis. CME is a TV broadcasting company with leading networks in six Central and Eastern European countries reaching an aggregate of approximately 90 million people. The Company's television stations are located in Croatia (Nova TV), Czech Republic (TV Nova, Galaxie Sport), Romania (PRO TV, Acasa, PRO Cinema), Slovakia (Markiza), Slovenia (POP TV, Kanal A) and Ukraine (Studio 1+1). CME is traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on and the Prague Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CETV". For additional information, please visit http://www.cetv-net.com/ CONTACT: Romana Tomasova, Director of Corporate Communications of Central European Media Enterprises, +44-20-7430-5357 or +44-7818-028-619, romana.tomasova@cme-net.com; or Jonathan Lesko, or Mike Smargiassi (Investors), or Olga Shmuklyer (Press), all of Brainerd Communicators, Inc., +1-212-986-6667 Web site: http://www.cetv-net.com/ |
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