DIARY - Czech Republic - to February 29

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    UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 02/01  0830/0930   PMI index              Dec        n/f        54.9 
 02/01     n/a      Budget balance         Dec        n/f        12.77bln 
 08/01  0900/1000   FX reserves            Dec        n/f        23.36bln 
 09/01  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Dec        n/a         0.9% 
 09/01  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Dec        n/a         5.0% 
 09/01  0800/0900   Unemployment           Dec        n/a         5.6% 
 10/01  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Nov        n/a         8.61bln 
 15/01  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Dec        n/a         0.7% 
 15/02  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Dec        n/a         5.3% 
 15/01  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Nov        n/f         0.07% 
 15/01  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Nov        n/f        -1.5% 
 16/01  0800/0900   Industrial output      Nov        n/a         8.4% 
 16/01  0800/0900   Construction output    Nov        n/f         3.5% 
 18/01  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Nov        n/a       -13.68bln 
 22/01  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Nov        n/a         9.4% 
 31/01  0900/1000   Money supply           Dec        n/f        11.3% 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (eur mln)     ITEM 
 no results on the schedule 
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    NOTE. n/a = not yet available 
          n/f = not forecast 
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    TUESDAY, January 1 
    New Year. Banks and markets closed. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, January 2 
    PRAGUE - Minutes from December 19 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - End-2007 budget balance data. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. News conference 
to follow. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 3 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
 
    TUESDAY, January 8 
    PRAGUE - December forex reserves data at 0900 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, January 9 
    PRAGUE - December inflation data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - December unemployment data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. News conference 
to follow. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 10 
    PRAGUE - November foreign trade data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    TUESDAY, January 15 
    PRAGUE - November foreign trade prices and December producer prices data at 
0800 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, January 16 
    PRAGUE - November industrial and construction output data at 0800 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 17 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
    PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction. 
 
    FRIDAY, January 18 
    PRAGUE - November current account balance data at 0900 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, January 22 
    PRAGUE - November retail sales data at 0800 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, January 23 
    PRAGUE - Debut 3-year government bond auction. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 24 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
    PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 31 
  * PRAGUE - December money supply data at 0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    THURSDAY, February 7 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on interest rates. An 
announcement is expected sometime after 1100 GMT with a news conference to 
follow at around 1430 GMT. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 no meeting on the schedule 
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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): 
    JANUARY 
     9     Inflation (Dec) 
    10     Foreign trade (Nov) 
    15     Producer prices (Dec) 
           Foreign trade prices (Nov) 
    16     Construction output (Nov) 
           Industrial output (Nov) 
    22     Retail sales (Nov) 
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    The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic 
indicators (data released at 0900 GMT unless noted): 
    JANUARY 
     8     Forex reserves (end-Dec) 
    18     Balance of payments (end-Nov) 
    31     Money supply (end-Dec) 
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    Czech central bank governing board meetings 
                                   MEETING TYPE 
    JANUARY 
     3                             regular 
    10                             regular 
    17                             regular 
    24                             regular 
    31                             regular 
    FEBRUARY 
     7                             Situation report 
    14                             regular 
    21                             regular 
    28                             regular 
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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): 
    JANUARY 
     9  to end-December 
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    The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget 
balance: 
    JANUARY 
     2   to end-December 
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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  
4.00%/17        Jan 9, 2008     Jan 14, 2008    April 11, 2017    10         7 
New issue 
x.xx%/11        Jan 23, 2008    Jan 28, 2008    April 11, 2011     3         8 
Reopening of existing issue  
4.70%/22        Feb 6, 2008     Feb 11, 2008    Sept 12, 2022     15         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.55%/12        Feb 20, 2008    Feb 25, 2008    Oct 18, 2012       5         7 
New issue 
x.xx%/11        Feb 27, 2008    March 3, 2008   April 11, 2011     3         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
4.00%/17        March 5, 2008   March 10, 2008  April 11, 2017    10         7 
New issue 
x.xx%/11        March 26, 2008  March 31, 2008  April 11, 2011     3         6 
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 (Editing by Mirka Krufova)