DIARY - Czech Republic - to November 30

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    UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 31/10  0900/1000   Money supply           Sept       n/f        11.4% 
 01/11  0830/0930   PMI index              Oct        n/f        55.8 
 01/11     n/a      Budget balance         Oct        n/f        36.32bln 
 02/11  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Sept       n/a       -0.59bln 
 07/11  0900/1000   FX reserves            Oct        n/f        23.11bln 
 08/11  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Oct        n/a        -0.3% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Oct        n/a         2.8% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Unemployment           Oct        n/a         6.2% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Industrial output      Sept       n/n         5.5% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Construction output    Sept       n/f         3.3% 
 13/11  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Sept       n/a       -32.65bln 
 14/11  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Oct        n/a         0.1% 
 14/11  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Oct        n/a         4.0% 
 14/11  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Sept       n/f         1.9% 
 14/11  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Sept       n/f        -0.6% 
 14/11  0900/1000   Monetary base          Oct        n/f       384.8bln 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (CZK bln)      ITEM 
 25/10  Telefonica O2        Telecoms         n/a       9M net profit 
 30/10  Erste Bank           Bank             n/a       9M results 
 01/11  CME                  Media            n/a       9M results 
 05/11  Zentiva              Pharma           n/a       9M net profit 
 08/11  Komercni Banka       Bank             n/a       9M net profit 
 13/11  Unipetrol            Oil              n/a       9M net profit 
 15/11  CEZ                  Energy           n/a       9M net profit 
 28/11  ECM                  Real estate      n/a       9M net profit 
 29/11  AAA                  Cars             n/a       9M net profit 
 29/11  ORCO                 Real estate      n/a       9M net profit 
 29/11  PEGAS                Textil           n/a       9M 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 
published as listed in separate tables below. The nearest coming indicators are 
also listed among other diary items below. 
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    TUESDAY, October 23 
  * PRAGUE - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets Czech President Vaclav 
Klaus at 0715 GMT and PM Mirek Topolanek later. News conference with Topolanek 
at 1120 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - News conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and 
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu at 1200. 
    PRAGUE - Russian Deputy PM Sergei Naryshkin meets Czech Industry Minister 
Martin Riman. News conference at 1240 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament reconvenes. It is expected to discuss 
the timetable for approving the government's draft 2008 state budget. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, October 24 
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction . 
  * PRAGUE - News conference with Moldovan Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan at 
0900. 
     
    THURSDAY, October 25 
    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 - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic , a unit 
of Spain's Telefonica , to release nine-month results. Conference call 
at 1530 GMT. 
   
    SUNDAY, October 28 
    The Czech Republic switches to Central European time (GMT+1). 
     
    TUESDAY, October 30 
    VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank   to release nine-month 
results. 
    PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna , a unit of Erste Bank , to 
release nine-month results. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, October 31 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release September money supply at 0800 
GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, November 1 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry due to release end-October budget balance. 
    HAMILTON, Bermuda - Central European Media Enterprises (CME)  
 expected to release nine-month results. 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    FRIDAY, November 2 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its October 25 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release September foreign trade 
data at 0800 GMT. 
 
    MONDAY, November 5 
    PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva  to release nine-month results. 
  
    WEDNESDAY, November 7 
    PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release grain harvest forecast at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release October forex reserves at 0900 
GMT. 
  
    THURSDAY, November 8 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release October inflation, 
September industrial and construction output at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release October 
unemployment data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Komercni Banka  to release nine-month results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    TUESDAY, November 13 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release September current account 
balance at 0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen 
, to publish nine-month results. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, November 14 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release September foreign trade 
prices and October producer prices at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release October monetary base at 0900 
GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, November 15 
    PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ  to release nine-month results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
   
    WEDNESDAY, November 28 
    PRAGUE - ECM Real Estate Investments  to release nine-month 
results. 
     
    THURSDAY, November 29 
    PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens  to release 
nine-month results. 
    PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group  to publish nine-month 
results. 
    PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto  to publish nine-month results. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 no meeting on the schedule 
================================================================================    The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of 
macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0700 GMT unless noted): 
    OCTOBER 
    18     Retail sales (Aug) 
    NOVEMBER 
     2     Foreign trade (Sept) 
     7     Grain harvest forecast (Oct) 
     8     Inflation (Oct) 
           Construction output (Sept) 
           Industrial output (Sept) 
    14     Producer prices (Oct) 
           Foreign trade prices (Sept) 
           Retail sales (Sept) 
           Service sales (Q3) 
    27     Real wage (Q3) 
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    The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic 
indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): 
    OCTOBER 
    31     Money supply (end-Sept) 
    NOVEMBER 
     7     Forex reserves (end-Oct) 
    13     Balance of payments (end-Sept) 
    14     Monetary base (end-Oct) 
    30     Money supply (end-Oct) 
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    Czech central bank governing board meetings 
                                   MEETING TYPE 
    OCTOBER 
    18                             regular 
    25                             Situation report 
    NOVEMBER 
     1                             regular 
     8                             regular 
    15                             regular 
    22                             regular 
    29                             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): 
    NOVEMBER 
     8  to end-October 
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    The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget 
balance: 
    NOVEMBER 
     1   to end-October 
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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        Oct 24, 2007    Oct 29, 2007    Sept 12, 2022     15         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
4.00%/17        Nov 7, 2007     Nov 12, 20077   April 11, 2017    10         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.55%/12        Dec 5, 2007     Dec 10, 2007    Oct 18, 2012       5         7 
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