DIARY - Czech Republic - to September 30

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    UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 13/08  0700/0900   Industrial output      June       7.8         7.5% 
 13/08  0700/0900   Construction output    June       n/f         1.4% 
 13/08  0800/1000   CA balance CZK         June     -20.0        -5.35bln 
 14/08  0700/0900   Producer prices m/m    July       0.4         0.7% 
 14/08  0700/0900   Producer prices y/y    July       4.4         4.6% 
 14/08  0700/0900   Import prices y/y      June       n/f        -0.1% 
 14/08  0700/0900   Export prices y/y      June       n/f         2.8% 
 14/08  0800/1000   Monetary base          July       n/f       372.7bln 
 17/08  0700/0900   Retail sales y/y       June       6.5         7.0% 
 17/08  0700/0900   Service sales y/y      Q2         n/f         8.4% 
 31/08  0800/1000   Money supply           July       n/f        11.2% 
 03/09  0730/0930   PMI index              Aug        n/f        59.5 
 03/09     n/a      Budget balance         Aug        n/f        19.68bln 
 04/09  0700/0900   Foreign trade          July       n/a         9.32bln 
 07/09  0700/0900   GDP                    Q2         n/a         6.1% 
 07/09  0800/1000   FX reserves            Aug        n/f        23.21bln 
 10/09  0700/0900   Inflation m/m          Aug        n/a         0.4% 
 10/09  0700/0900   Inflation y/y          Aug        n/a         2.3% 
 10/08  0700/0900   Unemployment           Aug        n/a         6.4% 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (CZK bln)      ITEM 
 13/08  Unipetrol            Oil              1.495     Q2 net profit 
 15/08  CEZ                  Energy           n/a       H1 net profit 
 30/08  ORCO     ORCO.PA>    Real estate      n/a       H1 net profit 
 30/08  PEGAS                Textil           n/a       H1 net profit 
 31/08  ECM                  Real estate      n/a       H1 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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    MONDAY, August 13 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release June industrial and 
construction output at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release June current account balance at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen 
, to publish H1 results. News conference with CEO Francois Vleugels and 
CFO Wojciech Ostrowski at 0800 GMT. Conference call at 1100 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. News conference 
seen at 1230 GMT. 
         
    TUESDAY, August 14 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release July producer prices and 
June foreign trade prices at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release July monetary base at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament is expected to discuss the 
government's proposals for reforming public finances (1200 GMT). 
 
    WEDNESDAY, August 15 
  * PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ PR> to release H1 results. News conference 
with Deputy CEO Daniel Benes and CFO Petr Voboril at 0730 GMT. Conference call 
at 1130 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, August 16 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    FRIDAY, August 17 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release June retail sales and Q2 
service sales at 0700 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, August 23 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, August 29 
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction . 
     
    THURSDAY, August 30 
    PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release Q2 real wage at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens  to release H1 
results. 
    PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group   to publish H1 
results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank 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 - Cigarette maker Philip Morris CR  to hold a conference 
call with CFO Nicklas Blomqvist and Managing Director Anja Fiedler on half-year 
consolidated results at 1400 GMT. 
     
    FRIDAY, August 31 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release July money supply at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - ECM Real Estate Investments  to release H1 results. 
 
    MONDAY, September 3 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for August due out at 0730 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry due to release end-August budget balance. It is 
also expected to release a detailed calendar for the issuance of domestic state 
bonds in the fourth quarter. 
 
    TUESDAY, September 4 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release July foreign trade data 
at 0700 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, September 6 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release grain harvest forcast at 
0700 GMT. 
 
    FRIDAY, September 7 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release Q2 gross domestic product 
at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its August 30 
governing board meeting at 0700 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release August forex reserves at 0800 
GMT. 
 
    MONDAY, September 10 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release August inflation at 0700 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release August 
unemployment data at 0700 GMT. 
 
    FRIDAY, September 14 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to detail Q2 government debt figures. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, September 26 
    PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 no meetings on the schedule 
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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): 
    AUGUST 
    13     Construction output (June) 
           Industrial output (June) 
    14     Producer prices (July) 
           Foreign trade prices (June) 
    17     Retail sales (June) 
           Service sales (Q2) 
    30     Real wage (Q2) 
    SEPTEMBER 
     4     Foreign trade (July) 
     6     Grain harvest forecast (Aug) 
     7     Gross domestic product (Q2) 
    10     Inflation (Aug) 
           Construction output (July) 
           Industrial output (July) 
    14     Producer prices (Aug) 
           Foreign trade prices (July) 
           Retail sales (July) 
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    The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic 
indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): 
    AUGUST 
    13     Balance of payments (end-June) 
    14     Monetary base (end-July) 
    31     Money supply (end-July) 
    SEPTEMBER 
     6     Balance of payments (Q2) 
     7     Forex reserves (end-Aug) 
    12     Balance of payments (end-July) 
    14     Monetary base (end-Aug) 
    27     Money supply (end-Aug) 
           Foreign debt and investment balance (Q2) 
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    Czech central bank governing board meetings 
                                   MEETING TYPE 
    AUGUST 
    16                             regular 
    23                             regular 
    30                             Situation report 
    SEPTEMBER 
     6                             regular 
    13                             regular 
    19                             regular 
    27                             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): 
    SEPTEMBER 
    10  to end-August 
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    The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget 
balance: 
    SEPTEMBER 
     3   to end-August 
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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  
4.70%/22        Aug 29, 2007    Sept 3, 2007    Sept 12, 2022     15         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.55%/12        Sept 5, 2007    Sept 10, 2007   Oct 18, 2012       5         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
4.00%/17        Sept 19, 2007   Sept 24, 2007   Apr 11, 2017      10         6 
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