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
13/10 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m Sept 0.0% 0.3%
13/10 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y Sept 2.5% 2.7%
13/10 0700/0900 Import prices y/y Aug n/f 0.4%
13/10 0700/0900 Export prices y/y Aug n/f -0.8%
13/10 0800/1000 CA balance CZK Aug -14.7bln -23.45bln
13/10 0800/1000 Monetary base Sept n/f 328.0bln
18/10 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y Aug 5.8% 6.4%
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%
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC-----------SECTOR-------MEDIAN FCAST---FORECAST----
(CZK bln) ITEM
30/10 Telefonica O2 <SPTTsp.PR> Telecoms n/a 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
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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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Until - FRIDAY, October 13
BRNO - International Fair INVEX of Information and Communication
Technologies to continue.
FRIDAY, October 13
PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release August foreign trade
prices and September producer prices at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release August current account balance
and September monetary base at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - European Commissioner for the Internal Market Charlie McCreevy to
give a speech entitled "The Future of Europe and the Internal Market" at 0900
GMT.
* PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet Christian Democrat (KDU-CSL) leaders
at 1130 GMT.
MONDAY, October 16
* PRAGUE - Czech central bankers to meet trade union leaders (CMKOS). News
conference at 1500 GMT.
TUESDAY, October 17 - FRIDAY, October 20
PRAGUE - Conference AutoCEE "Evaluation of Current and New Opportunities in
the Central and Eastern European Automotive Sector".
WEDNESDAY, October 18
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction.
PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release August retail sales at
0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - The budget committee of the lower house of parliament is expected
to discuss the 2007 budget draft.
KOLODEJE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session.
THURSDAY, October 19
* PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet for a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
FRIDAY, October 20 - SATURDAY, October 21
* CZECH REPUBLIC - Czechs elect one third of upper house of parliament for the
next six-year term (first round). Czechs also elect representatives to local
administrations.
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 - The lower house of parliament is expected to start debating the
2007 budget draft in the first out of three required readings.
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).
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR> to release nine-month results.
PRAGUE - Telecommunications group Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <SPTTsp.PR>,
formerly known as Cesky Telecom, should release nine-month results.
WEDNESDAY, November 1
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September due out at 0830 GMT.
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.
THURSDAY, November 9
* PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR> to publish nine-month results.
PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen
<PKNA.WA>, to publish nine-month results.
WEDNESDAY, November 15
PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
* PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> to publish nine-month results.
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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
13 Producer prices (Sept)
Foreign trade prices (Aug)
18 Retail sales (Aug)
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
13 Balance of payments (end-Aug)
Monetary base (end-Sept)
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
19 regular
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 Oct 18, 2006 Oct 23, 2006 Sept 26, 2008 3 5
Reopening of existing issue <CZ1001309=>
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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