New or amended items marked * ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+2) See below for full macroeconomic forecasts ================================================================================ UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 31/10 0900/1000 Money supply Sept n/f 9.3% 01/11 0830/0930 PMI index Oct n/f 55.4 01/11 n/a Budget balance Oct n/f 1.49bln 03/11 0800/0900 Foreign trade Sept n/a -2.07bln 07/11 0800/0900 Construction output Sept n/f 6.4% 07/11 0900/1000 FX reserves Oct n/f 24.21bln 08/11 0800/0900 Inflation m/m Oct n/a -0.7% 08/11 0800/0900 Inflation y/y Oct n/a 2.7% 08/11 0800/0900 Unemployment Oct n/a 7.8% 09/11 0800/0900 Industrial output Sept n/a 7.4% 14/11 0800/0900 Producer prices m/m Oct n/a -0.2% 14/11 0800/0900 Producer prices y/y Oct n/a 2.4% 14/11 0800/0900 Import prices y/y Sept n/f 0.6% 14/11 0800/0900 Export prices y/y Sept n/f 0.2% 14/11 0900/1000 CA balance CZK Sept n/a -14.34bln 15/11 0800/0900 Retail sales y/y Sept n/a 6.8% 15/11 0800/0900 Service sales y/y Q3 n/f 4.1% 15/11 0900/1000 Monetary base Oct n/f 318.5bln 29/11 0800/0900 Real wage y/y Q3 n/f 3.9% ================================================================================ COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC-----------SECTOR-------MEDIAN FCAST---FORECAST----- (CZK bln) ITEM 27/10 Telefonica O2 <SPTTsp.PR> Telecoms 6.41 9M net profit 30/10 Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR> Pharma n/a 9M net profit 09/11 Komercni banka <BKOMsp.PR> Bank n/a 9M net profit 09/11 Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR> Oil n/a 9M net profit 15/11 CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> Energy n/a 9M net profit 22/11 ORCO <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> Real estate n/a 9M net profit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. n/a = not yet available n/f = not forecast For real-time indicators, click on <ECONCZ>. For all Reuters short and medium-term forecasts of Czech indicators, click on <CZ/ECON01>. ================================================================================ 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. ================================================================================ TUESDAY, October 24 - THURSDAY, October 26 PRAGUE - Telecommunications conference "tel.con spectrum". TUESDAY, October 24 - FRIDAY, November 3 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. WEDNESDAY, October 25 * PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet lower house speaker Miloslav Vlcek at 0800 GMT. * PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. It should discuss the sale of jet maker Aero Vodochody and is also expected to consider a plan aimed at preparing the ground for the future introduction of the euro in one go, following the so-called "Big Bang" scenario. News conference at 1930 GMT. * PRAGUE - Raiffeisen to hold a news conference with Raiffeisen International CEO Herbert Stepic Raiffeisenbank's takeover of eBanka (0930 GMT). THURSDAY, October 26 * PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to start debating the 2007 budget draft in the first out of three required readings. PRAGUE - Moody's Investors Service to organize conference "Ratings in Central Europe" (1130 GMT). PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release October confidence indicators at 0700 GMT. 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, October 27 PRAGUE - Telecommunications group Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <SPTTsp.PR>, formerly known as Cesky Telecom, should release nine-month results. Conference call with CEO Jaime Smith (Czech Republic), CEO Juraj Sedivy (Slovak Republic) and CFO Ramon Ros (Czech Republic) at 1400 GMT. FRIDAY, October 27 - SATURDAY, October 28 CZECH REPUBLIC - Czechs elect one third of upper house of parliament for the next six-year term (second round). SATURDAY, October 28 CZECH REPUBLIC - National holiday. Banks and markets closed. SUNDAY, October 29 The Czech Republic switches to Central European time (GMT+1). MONDAY, October 30 VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <ERSTsp.PR> to release nine-month results (0630 GMT). * PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <ERSTsp.PR>, to release nine-month results (0630 GMT). News conference with CEO Jack Stack at 0930 GMT. PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR> to release nine-month results. News conference at 1200 GMT. TUESDAY, October 31 * PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release end-September money supply at 0900 GMT. WEDNESDAY, November 1 PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September due out at 0830 GMT. * PRAGUE - Finance Ministry should release end-October budget balance. PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. THURSDAY, November 2 PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. FRIDAY, November 3 PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its October 26 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. WEDNESDAY, November 8 PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction. WEDNESDAY, November 8 - THURSDAY, November 9 PRAGUE - Conference "Conference on CO2 emissions trading - use experiences from the first year in second year". THURSDAY, November 9 PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR> to publish nine-month results at 0900 GMT. Presentation with CEO Laurent Goutard at 1200 GMT, conference call 1500 GMT. PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA>, to publish nine-month results. THURSDAY, November 9 - FRIDAY, November 10 PRAGUE - Conference "CEE Real Estate - On Firm Ground". WEDNESDAY, November 15 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> to publish nine-month results. FRIDAY, November 17 CZECH REPUBLIC - National holiday. Banks and markets closed. WEDNESDAY, November 22 PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> to publish nine-month results. PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction (new issue). THURSDAY, November 23 PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction. WEDNESDAY, November 29 PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction. THURSDAY, November 30 PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction. ===========================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 26 Confidence indicators (Oct) NOVEMBER 3 Foreign trade (Sept) 7 Grain harvest forcast (Oct) Construction output (Sept) 8 Inflation (Oct) 9 Industrial output (Sept) 14 Producer prices (Oct) Foreign trade prices (Sept) 15 Retail sales (Sept) Service sales (Q3) 28 Confidence indicators (Nov) 29 Real wage (Q3) ================================================================================ 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) 14 Balance of payments (end-Sept) 15 Monetary base (end-Oct) 30 Money supply (end-Oct) ================================================================================ Czech central bank governing board meetings MEETING TYPE OCTOBER 26 Situation report NOVEMBER 2 Inflation report 9 regular 16 regular 23 regular 30 Situation report ================================================================================ 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-Oct ================================================================================ The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget balance: NOVEMBER 1 to end-October ================================================================================ REGULAR STATE BONDS ISSUE CALENDAR ISSUE NAME AUCTION DATE ISSUE DATE MATURITY DATE MATURITY VOLUME (in years) (CZK bln) 2.30%/08 Nov 1, 2006 Nov 6, 2006 Sept 26, 2008 3 5 Reopening of existing issue <CZ5YT=RR> 2.55%/10 Nov 8, 2006 Nov 13, 2006 Oct 18, 2010 5 6 New issue x.xx%/09 Nov 22, 2006 Nov 27, 2006 Nov 27, 2009 3 8 Reopening of existing issue <CZ15YT=RR> 3.75%/20 Nov 29, 2006 Dec 4, 2006 Sept 12, 2020 15 7 New issue x.xx%/09 Dec 13, 2006 Dec 18, 2006 Nov 27, 2009 3 7 ================================================================================ ((Editing by Mirka Krufova, prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: mirka.krufova.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477))