DIARY - Czech Republic - to November 30

    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-------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST----- 
                                                      (CZK bln)    ITEM 
 30/10  Zentiva         <ZNTVsp.PR>    Pharma           1.49       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 
    For real-time indicators, click on <ECONCZ>. 
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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. 
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    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 (1100 
GMT). News conference at 1200 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - Czech outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to meet NATO 
Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to discuss enlargement of the European 
Union (1300 GMT). News conference at 1400 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet NATO Secretary General Jaap de 
Hoop Scheffer. Scheduled to discuss topics of the upcoming NATO summit in Riga ( 
Latvia), on November 28-29 (1430 GMT). 
     
    TUESDAY, October 31 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release end-September money supply at 
0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Software firm Microsoft to hold a news conference with chief of 
Czech operatations Michal Cupa on an important investment in the Czech Republic 
(1200 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. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
    PRAGUE - The daily newspaper Hospodarske Noviny holds a forum entitled: 
"What Price for Energy Independence of the Czech Republic". 
     
    THURSDAY, November 2 
    PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - The national electricity transmission grid operator CEPS organises 
a seminar and panel disussion: "Is there a blackout danger in the Czech 
Republic?" (0900 GMT). 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
      
    FRIDAY, November 3 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its October 26 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release September foreign trade 
figures at 0800 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, November 7 - FRIDAY, November 10 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
    
    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". 
     
    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". 
     
    TUESDAY, November 14 
    LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR> to hold an 
extraordinary general meeting. 
     
    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 
 ORCO                     <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR>         November 14 
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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): 
    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 
    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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 ((Editing by Mirka Krufova, prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: 
mirka.krufova.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477))