New or amended items marked *
ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+2)
See below for full macroeconomic forecasts
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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%
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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
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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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 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.
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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 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)
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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)
14 Balance of payments (end-Sept)
15 Monetary base (end-Oct)
30 Money supply (end-Oct)
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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
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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-Oct
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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)
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
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