DIARY - Czech Republic - to April 30

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    UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 13/03  0800/0900   Industrial output      Jan        6.0%        3.0% 
 13/03  0800/0900   Construction output    Jan        n/f        15.4% 
 14/03  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Feb        0.2%        1.2% 
 14/03  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Feb        2.8%        2.8% 
 14/03  0900/1000   Monetary base          Feb        n/f       349.4bln 
 14/03  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Jan       -0.7bln    -16.26bln 
 19/03  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Jan        6.0%        4.4% 
 21/03  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Jan        n/f        -2.0% 
 21/03  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Jan        n/f         0.8% 
 30/03  0800/1000   Money supply           Feb        n/f        10.2% 
 30/03  0800/1000   Foreign debt euros     Q4         n/f        40.99 
 02/04  0730/0930   PMI index              March      n/f        58.5 
 02/04     n/a      Budget balance         March      n/f        -6.73bln 
 04/04  0700/0900   Foreign trade          Feb        n/a        10.96bln 
 06/04  0800/1000   FX reserves            March      n/f        23.88bln 
 10/04  0700/0900   Inflation m/m          March      n/a         0.3% 
 10/04  0700/0900   Inflation y/y          March      n/a         1.5% 
 10/04  0700/0900   Unemployment           March      n/a         7.7% 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (CZK bln)      ITEM 
 20/03  PEGAS                Textil           n/a       net profit 
 29/03  ORCO                 Real estate      n/a       net profit 
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    NOTE. n/a = not yet available 
          n/f = not forecast 
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================================================================================     CENTRAL BANK GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS are usually held on Thursdays, but not 
necessarily every Thursday, with monetary policy specifically discussed on the 
last Thursday of the month in the board's "situation report" (see below for 
updated schedule). 
    WEEKLY CABINET MEETINGS are usually held on Wednesdays. 
    FULL LIST of ECONOMIC INDICATORS released in the coming weeks by the Czech 
Statistical Bureau (CSU), the central bank (CNB) and the finance ministry are 
pbublished as listed in separate tables below. The nearest coming indicators are 
also listed among other diary items below. 
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    TUESDAY, March 13 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January industrial and 
construction output at 0800 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, March 13 - FRIDAY, May 23 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
  
    WEDNESDAY, March 14 
    PRAGUE - 30-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February producer prices 
at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release February monetary base and 
January current account balance at 0900 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 15 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to detail Q4 government debt figures. 
     
    FRIDAY, March 16 
    PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to meet his Slovak 
counterpart Jan Kubis. 
     
    FRIDAY, March 16 - SATURDAY, March 17 
    PRAGUE - Conference on "European Integration at the Crossroads" with Deputy 
Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra delivering a speech. 
     
    MONDAY, March 19 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January retail sales at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
     
    TUESDAY, March 20 
    PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens  to release 
2006 results. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, March 21 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction . 
 
    THURSDAY, March 22 
    PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Prague city council to meet and vote on whether to make a bid for 
the 2016 Summer Olympics. No time set for vote. 
     
    SUNDAY, March 25 
    The Czech Republic switches to daylight saving time (GMT+2). 
     
    THURSDAY, March 29 
    PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group  to publish 2006 results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to meet on interest rates. An 
announcement is expected after 1000 GMT with a news conference to follow at 
around 1330 GMT. 
 
    FRIDAY, March 30 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release February money supply and Q4 
foreign debt at 0800 GMT. 
 
    MONDAY, April 2 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for March due out at 0730 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry due to release end-March budget balance. 
    AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Drug maker Zentiva  to hold an 
extraordinary shareholders meeting. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, April 4 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February foreign trade 
data at 0700 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, April 5 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
 
    FRIDAY, April 6 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release March forex reserves at 0800 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its March 29 
governing board meeting at 0700 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, April 10 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release March inflation at 0700 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release March 
unemployment data at 0700 GMT. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 ZENTIVA                                     April 2 
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      The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of 
macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0700 GMT unless noted): 
    MARCH 
    13     Construction output (Jan) 
           Industrial output (Jan) 
    14     Producer prices (Feb) 
    19     Retail sales (Jan) 
    21     Foreign trade prices (Jan) 
    APRIL 
     4     Foreign trade (Feb) 
    10     Inflation (March) 
    11     Construction output (Feb) 
           Industrial output (Feb) 
    16     Producer prices (March) 
           Foreign trade prices (Feb) 
    17     Retail sales (Feb) 
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    The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic 
indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): 
    MARCH 
    14     Balance of payments (end-Jan) 
           Monetary base (end-Feb) 
    30     Money supply (end-Feb) 
    APRIL 
     6     Forex reserves (end-March) 
    13     Balance of payments (end-Feb) 
           Monetary base (end-March) 
    30     Money supply (end-March) 
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    Czech central bank governing board meetings 
                                   MEETING TYPE 
    MARCH 
    15                             regular 
    21                             regular 
    29                             Situation report 
    APRIL 
     5                             regular 
    12                             regular 
    19                             regular 
    26                             Situation report 
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    The Labour and Social Affairs Ministry set the following dates for releasing 
monthly unemployment data (data released on the same day as CPI figures): 
    APRIL 
    10  to end-March 
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    The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget 
balance: 
    APRIL 
     2   to end-March 
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              REGULAR STATE BONDS ISSUE CALENDAR 
ISSUE NAME      AUCTION DATE    ISSUE DATE     MATURITY DATE  MATURITY   VOLUME 
                                                            (in years) (CZK bln) 
Reopening of existing issue  
4.20%/36        March 14, 2007  March 19, 2007  Dec 4, 2036       30         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.75%/20        March 21, 2007  March 26, 2007  Sept 12, 2020     15         7 
New issue 
x.xx%/12        Apr 11, 2007    Apr 16, 2007    Oct 18, 2012       5         8 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.25%/09        Apr 18, 2007    Apr 23, 2007    Nov 27, 2009       3         6 
New issue 
x.xx%/17        Apr 25, 2007    Apr 30, 2007    Apr 11, 2017      10         8 
Reopening of outstanding issue 
x.xx%/12        May 9, 2007     May 14, 2007    Oct 18, 2012       5         7 
Reopening of outstanding issue 
x.xx%/17        May 16, 2007    May 21, 2007    Apr 11, 2017      10         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.25%/09        May 30, 2007    June 4, 2007    Nov 27, 2009       3         6 
Reopening of outstanding issue 
x.xx%/17        June 6, 2007    June 11, 2007   Apr 11, 2017      10         7 
New issue 
x.xx%/22        June 13, 2007   June 18, 2007   Sept 12, 2022     15         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.25%/09        June 20, 2007   June 25, 2007   Nov 27, 2009       3         6 
Reopening of outstanding issue 
x.xx%/12        June 27, 2007   July 2, 2007    Oct 18, 2012       5         7 
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