DIARY - Czech Republic - to January 31

    New or amended items marked * 
    ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+1) 
    See below for full macroeconomic forecasts 
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    UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> 
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 06/12  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Oct        4.0bln      7.46bln 
 07/12  0900/1000   FX reserves            Nov        n/f        24.25bln 
 07/12  0900/1000   CA balance euros       Q3         n/f        -1.76bln 
 08/12  0800/0900   GDP y/y                Q3         5.2%        6.2% 
 08/12  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Nov       -0.1%       -0.5% 
 08/12  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Nov        1.5%        1.3% 
 08/12  0800/0900   Unemployment           Nov        7.3%        7.4% 
 08/12  0800/0900   Construction output    Oct        n/f         4.1% 
 12/12  0800/0900   Industrial output      Oct       11.0%        5.8% 
 13/12  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Oct       -9.0bln    -13.94bln 
 14/12  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Nov       -0.1%        0.0% 
 14/12  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Nov        2.1%        1.9% 
 14/12  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Oct        n/f         0.4% 
 14/12  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Oct        n/f         1.1% 
 14/12  0900/1000   Monetary base          Nov        n/f       341.7bln 
 18/12  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Oct        7.0%        5.2% 
 29/12  0900/1000   Foreign debt           Q3         n/f        39.49bln 
 29/12  0900/1000   Money supply           Nov        n/f         9.9% 
 02/01  0830/0930   PMI index              Dec        n/f        55.6 
 02/01     n/a      Budget balance         Dec        n/f       -30.92bln 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC-----------SECTOR-------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST----- 
                                                      (CZK bln)    ITEM 
 no results on the schedule 
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    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. 
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    Until FRIDAY, December 8 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
   
    WEDNESDAY, December 6 
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release October foreign trade 
figures at 0800 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. News conference 
seen at 2030 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament may start discussion on 2007 state 
budget draft in second reading. 
    PRAGUE - Right-wing Civic Democrats to submit present political parties with 
a draft programme for a coalition government they are trying to build. 
  * PRAGUE - Finance Minister Vlastimil Tlusty to give a lecture on "Public 
Finance Reform" at 1800 GMT. 
     
    THURSDAY, December 7 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release November forex reserves and Q3 
current account balance at 0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is 
not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    FRIDAY, December 8 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its November 30 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release Q3 gross domestic 
product, November inflation and October construction output at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release November 
unemployment data at 0800 GMT. 
     
    SATURDAY, December 9 
    PRAGUE - Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) to hold and extraordinary meeting. 
Scheduled to vote new chairperson. 
 
    TUESDAY, December 12 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release October industrial output 
at 0800 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, December 13 
    PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release October current account balance 
at 0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen 
<PKNA.WA>, to hold an extraordinary general meeting. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    THURSDAY, December 14 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release November producer prices 
and October foreign trade prices at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release November monetary base at 0900 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is 
not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    FRIDAY, December 15 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to detail Q3 government debt figures. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, December 20 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to meet on interest rates. An 
announcement is expected after 1100 GMT with a news conference to follow at 
around 1430 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
    LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCOsp.PR> to hold an 
alternative general meeting. 
 
    THURSDAY, December 21 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
 
    MONDAY, December 25 
    Christmas Day. Banks and markets closed. 
     
    TUESDAY, December 26 
    Boxing Day. Banks and markets closed. 
     
    TUESDAY, January 2 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry should release end-December budget balance. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, January 3 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 4 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is 
not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 25 
  * PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to meet on interest rates. An 
announcement is expected after 1100 GMT with a news conference to follow at 
around 1430 GMT. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 UNIPETROL                <UNPEsp.PR>                   December 13 
 ORCO                     <ORCO.PA> <ORCOsp.PR>         December 20 
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