DIARY - Czech Republic - to April 30

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    UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 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% 
 11/04  0700/0900   Industrial output      Feb        n/a         9.8% 
 11/04  0700/0900   Construction output    Feb        n/f        29.2% 
 13/04  0800/1000   Monetary base          March      n/f       354.7bln 
 13/04  0800/1000   CA balance CZK         Feb        n/a         5.49bln 
 16/04  0700/0900   Producer prices m/m    March      n/a         0.5% 
 16/04  0700/0900   Producer prices y/y    March      n/a         3.2% 
 16/04  0700/0900   Import prices y/y      Feb        n/f        -1.9% 
 16/04  0700/0900   Export prices y/y      Feb        n/f         1.0% 
 17/04  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Feb        n/a         7.7% 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (CZK bln)      ITEM 
 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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    SATURDAY, March 24 
  * PRAGUE - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen meets Czech counterpart 
Mirek Topolanek. News conference at 1300 GMT. 
     
    SUNDAY, March 25 
    The Czech Republic switches to daylight saving time (GMT+2). 
 
    TUESDAY, March 27 
  * PRAGUE - European Commission's trade department General Manager David 
O'Sullivan to meet Czech Industrial and Trade Deputy Minister Martin Tlapa. News 
conference at 0930 GMT. 
     
    TUESDAY, March 27 - THURSDAY, March 29 
    PRAGUE -  Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto to 
speak at 0900 GMT on "The Internationalization of National Currencies" before 
panel at the European Banking & Financial Forum. Czech central bank (CNB) 
Governor Zdenek Tuma and National Bank of Romania Deputy Governor Cristian Popa 
also due to speak at the venue. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, March 28 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
     
    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. 
    PRAGUE - The national electricity transmission grid operator CEPS to hold a 
news conference on 2006 results at 0800 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. 
  
    TUESDAY, April 3 
  * PRAGUE - Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek 
and Labour and Social Affairs Minister Petr Necas are dut to outline proposals 
for public finance reform at a business forum starting at 1400 GMT. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, April 4 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February foreign trade 
data at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
     
    THURSDAY, April 5 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
    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. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, April 11 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February industrial and 
construction output at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction . 
 
    THURSDAY, April 12 
    PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
     
    FRIDAY, April 13 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release March monetary base and 
February current account balance at 0800 GMT. 
 
    MONDAY, April 16 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release March producer prices and 
February foreign trade prices at 0700 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, April 17 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February retail sales at 
0700 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, April 18 
    PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
     
    THURSDAY, April 19 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
 
    FRIDAY, April 20 
    PRAGUE - Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (CSOB), unit of KBC , to 
hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting. 
     
    MONDAY, April 23 
    PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ  to hold an annual shareholders meeting. 
     
    TUESDAY, April 24 - FRIDAY, May 4 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, April 25 
    PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Komercni Banka  to hold an annual shareholders meeting. 
 
    THURSDAY, April 26 
    PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 ZENTIVA                                     April 2 
 CSOB                                         April 20 
 CEZ                                         April 23 
 KOMERCNI BANKA                              April 25 
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      The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of 
macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): 
    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 0900 GMT unless noted): 
    MARCH 
    30     Money supply (end-Feb) 
           Foreign debt and investment balance (Q4) 
    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 
    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  
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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