DIARY - Czech Republic - to March 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  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 05/02  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Dec       -2.0bln      6.43bln 
 07/02  0900/1000   FX reserves            Jan        n/f        23.76bln 
 08/02  0800/0900   Unemployment           Jan        8.0%        7.7% 
 12/02  0800/0900   Construction output    Dec        n/f         7.9% 
 12/02  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Dec     -12.0bln     -11.15bln 
 14/02  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Jan        1.6%        0.2% 
 14/02  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Jan        1.9%        1.7% 
 14/02  0800/0900   Industrial output      Dec        4.9%        7.6% 
 14/02  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Dec        n/f        -1.5% 
 14/02  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Dec        n/f         0.5% 
 14/02  0900/1000   Monetary base          Jan        n/f       355.5bln 
 15/02  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Dec        5.0%        6.4% 
 15/02  0800/0900   Service sales y/y      Q4         n/f         4.1% 
 21/02  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Jan        0.7%        0.0% 
 21/02  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Jan        1.7%        2.6% 
 28/02  0900/1000   Money supply           Jan        n/f         9.9% 
 01/03  0830/0930   PMI index              Feb        n/f        57.6 
 01/03     n/a      Budget balance         Feb        n/f         5.03bln 
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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 
 22/02  CEZ                  Energy           n/a       net profit 
 28/02  Erste Bank           Bank             n/a 
 28/02  Komercni Banka       Bank             n/a       net profit 
*01/03  CME          Media            n/a       net result 
 01/03  Unipetrol            Oil              n/a       net profit 
*05/03  Zentiva              Pharma           n/a       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, February 9 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
     
    MONDAY, February 5 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release December foreign trade 
data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. News conference 
seen at 1030 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, February 7 
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release January forex reserves at 0900 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session. 
Opposition demands debate on a plan to host a U.S. radar base, the European 
constitution and other issues. Starts at 1300 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. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release December current account 
balance at 0900 GMT. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, February 14 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January inflation, 
December industrial output and foreign trade prices at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release January monetary base at 0900 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
  
    THURSDAY, February 15 
    PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release December retail sales and 
Q4 service sales at 0800 GMT. 
    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. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January producer prices 
at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    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. 
    PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ  to release 2006 results. 
 
    TUESDAY, February 27 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February confidence 
indicators at 0800 GMT. 
      
    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 - Czech central bank (CNB) to release January money supply at 0900 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Komercni Banka  to publish 2006 results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
     
    THURSDAY, March 1 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry should release end-February budget balance. 
    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 - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN 
Orlen, to publish 2006 results. 
  * HAMILTON, Bermuda - Central European Media Enterprises (CME)  
 expected to release 2006 results. 
     
    MONDAY, March 5 
  * PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva  to release 2006 results. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, March 7 
  * PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 8 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
    meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
 
    FRIDAY, March 9 
  * PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its March 1 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 15 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
     
    WEDNESDAY, March 21 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
  * PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 22 
  * PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 29 
  * PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction. 
===========================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): 
    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): 
    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 
    FEBRUARY 
     8                             regular 
    15                             regular 
    22                             regular 
    MARCH 
     1                             Situation report 
     8                             regular 
    15                             regular 
    21                             regular 
    29                             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: 
    MARCH 
     1   to end-February 
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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  
3.75%/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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