DIARY - Czech Republic - to February 28

    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  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 15/01  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Dec       -0.1%       -0.2% 
 15/01  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Dec        2.5%        2.0% 
 15/01  0800/0900   Industrial output      Nov        8.0%       12.8% 
 15/01  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Nov        n/f        -1.3% 
 15/01  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Nov        n/f         0.2% 
 16/01  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Nov      -14.00bln   -26.22bln 
 19/01  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Nov        5.5%        8.6% 
 31/01  0900/1000   Money supply           Dec        n/f         9.0% 
 01/02  0830/0930   PMI index              Jan        n/f        56.2 
 01/02     n/a      Budget balance         Jan        n/f       -97.30bln 
 05/02  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Dec        n/a         6.43bln 
 07/02  0900/1000   FX reserves            Jan        n/f        23.76bln 
 08/02  0800/0900   Unemployment           Jan        n/a         7.7% 
 12/02  0800/0900   Construction output    Dec        n/f         7.9% 
 14/02  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Jan        n/a         0.2% 
 14/02  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Jan        n/a         1.7% 
 14/02  0900/1000   Monetary base          Jan        n/f       355.5bln 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST----- 
                                                      (CZK bln)    ITEM 
 22/02  Skoda Auto             Autos            n/a 
 22/02  Telefonica O2        Telecoms         n/a       net profit 
 28/02  CEZ                  Energy           n/a       net profit 
 28/02  Erste Bank           Bank             n/a 
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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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    MONDAY, January 15 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release December producer prices, 
November industrial output and foreign trade prices at 0800 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk to visit the Czech 
Republik. Scheduled to meet Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (1430 GMT) and 
his counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg (news conference at 1030 GMT). 
 
    TUESDAY, January 16 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release November current account 
balance at 0900 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, January 17 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    THURSDAY, January 18 
    PRAGUE - 52-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, January 19 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release November retail sales at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a confidence vote on the 
country's new centre-right government (session begins at 0800 GMT). 
         
    WEDNESDAY, January 24 
    PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. 
 
    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. 
 
    FRIDAY, January 26 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January confidence 
indicators at 0800 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, January 30 - FRIDAY, February 9 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, January 31 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release December money supply at 0900 
GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, February 1 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for January due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry should release end-January budget balance. 
 
    FRIDAY, February 2 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its January 25 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
 
    MONDAY, February 5 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release December foreign trade 
data at 0800 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, February 7 
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release January forex reserves at 0900 
GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, February 8 
    PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release January 
unemployment data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is 
not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    MONDAY, February 12 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release December construction 
output at 0800 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, February 14 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January inflation at 0800 
GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release January monetary base at 0900 
GMT. 
  
    THURSDAY, February 15 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is 
not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, February 21 
    PRAGUE - 4-year government bond auction. 
 
    THURSDAY, February 22 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is 
not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
    MLADA BOLESLAV - Skoda Auto, a unit of Germany's Volkswagen , to 
release 2006 results.  
    PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 , a unit of Spain's 
Telefonica , to release 2006 results. 
      
    WEDNESDAY, February 28 
    VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank   to release 2006 results. 
    PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna, a unit of Erste Bank  , to 
release 2006 results. 
    PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ  to release 2006 results. 
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ 
 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): 
    JANUARY 
    15     Industrial output (Nov) 
           Producer prices (Dec) 
           Foreign trade prices (Nov) 
    19     Retail sales (Nov) 
    26     Confidence indicators (Jan) 
    FEBRUARY 
     5     Foreign trade (Dec) 
    12     Construction output (Dec) 
    14     Inflation (Jan) 
           Industrial output (Dec) 
           Foreign trade prices (Dec) 
    15     Retail sales (Dec) 
           Service sales (Q4) 
    21     Producer prices (Jan) 
    27     Confidence indicators (Feb) 
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    The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic 
indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): 
    JANUARY 
    16     Balance of payments (end-Nov) 
    31     Money supply (end-Dec) 
    FEBRUARY 
     7     Forex reserves (end-Jan) 
    12     Balance of payments (end-Dec) 
    14     Monetary base (end-Jan) 
    28     Money supply (end-Jan) 
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    Czech central bank governing board meetings 
                                   MEETING TYPE 
    JANUARY 
    18                             regular 
    25                             Situation report 
    FEBRUARY 
     1                             Inflation report 
     8                             regular 
    15                             regular 
    22                             regular 
    MARCH 
     1                             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): 
    FEBRUARY 
     8  to end-Jan 
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    The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget 
balance: 
    FEBRUARY 
     1   to end-January 
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              REGULAR STATE BONDS ISSUE CALENDAR 
ISSUE NAME      AUCTION DATE    ISSUE DATE     MATURITY DATE  MATURITY   VOLUME 
                                                            (in years) (CZK bln) 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.80%/15        Jan 10, 2007    Jan 15, 2007    April 11, 2015    10         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.25%/09        Jan 24, 2007    Jan 29, 2007    Nov 27, 2009       3         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.75%/20        Feb 7, 2007     Feb 12, 2007    Sept 12, 2020     15         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
2.55%/10        Feb 21, 2007    Feb 26, 2007    Oct 18, 2010       5         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.25%/09        March 7, 2007   March 12, 2007  Nov 27, 2009       3         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.75%/20        March 21, 2007  March 26, 2007  Sept 12, 2020     15         7 
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