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
08/01 0900/1000 FX reserves Dec n/f 27.00bln
08/01 0800/0900 Foreign trade Nov 4.1bln -3.95ln
09/01 0800/0900 Inflation m/m Dec -0.3% -0.5%
09/01 0800/0900 Inflation y/y Dec 3.6% 4.4%
09/01 0800/0900 Unemployment Dec 5.9% 5.3%
14/01 0800/0900 Industrial output Nov -8.9% -7.6%
14/01 0800/0900 Construction output Nov n/f -1.1%
15/01 0800/0900 Producer prices m/m Dec -1.4% -1.9%
15/01 0800/0900 Producer prices y/y Dec 0.1% 1.2%
15/01 0800/0900 Export prices y/y Nov n/f -3.5%
15/01 0800/0900 Import prices y/y Nov n/f -1.0%
15/01 0900/1000 CA balance CZK Nov -9.05bln -21.99bln
20/01 0800/0900 Retail sales y/y Nov -4.0% -3.3%
30/01 0900/1000 Money supply Dec n/f 7.9%
02/02 0830/0930 PMI index Jan n/f 32.7
02/02 n/a Budget balance Jan n/f -19.37bln
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
27/01 VIG <VIGR.VI> Insurance n/a 2008 results
18/02 Komercni Banka <> Bank n/a 2008 results
25/02 CEZ <> Energy n/a 2008 results
25/02 NWR <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> Mining n/a 2008 results
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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on <CZ/ECON01>.
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WEDNESDAY, January 7
PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet European Commission President
Jose Manuel Barroso. News conference at 1800 GMT.
THURSDAY, January 8
PRAGUE - November foreign trade data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - December foreign exchange reserves data at 0900 GMT.
* PRAGUE - Car Importers' Association (SDA) to hold a news conference on
full-year 2008 passenger car registrations (0900 GMT).
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
* PRAGUE - Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to introduce members of the
National economic council. New conference at 1000 GMT.
PRAGUE - Q4 government debt duration data at 1300 GMT.
PRAGUE - Informal Ministerial Meeting of the General Affairs Council. News
conference at 1515 GMT.
* PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet his Polish counterpart Lech
Kaczynski. News conference around 1800 GMT.
FRIDAY, January 9
PRAGUE - December inflation data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - December unemployment data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - On-line interview with Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European
Affairs Alexandr Vondra on www.eu2009.cz at 0930 GMT.
PRAGUE - Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) to hold a national committee (1300
GMT) and national conference (1430 GMT).
MONDAY, January 12
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
WEDNESDAY, January 14
PRAGUE - November industrial and construction data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - 8-year government bond auction <CZ1002331=>.
THURSDAY, January 15
PRAGUE - December producer prices and November foreign trade prices data at
0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - November current account balance data at 0900 GMT.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
THURSDAY, January 15 - FRIDAY, January 16
PRAGUE - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs.
TUESDAY, January 20
PRAGUE - November retail sales data at 0800 GMT.
THURSDAY, January 22
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
THURSDAY, January 22 - SATURDAY, January 24
LUHACOVICE, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Employment
and Social Affairs.
TUESDAY, January 27
* VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> should release
2008 results.
THURSDAY, January 29
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
THURSDAY, January 29 - FRIDAY, January 30
PRAGUE - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Development Cooperation.
FRIDAY, January 30
PRAGUE - December money supply data at 0900 GMT.
MONDAY, February 2
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for January due out at 0830 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-January budget balance data and a detailed calendar for the
issuance of domestic state bonds in the third month of 2009.
THURSDAY, February 5
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on interest rates. An
announcement is expected sometime after 1100 GMT with a news conference to
follow at around 1430 GMT.
MONDAY, February 9
* AMSTERDAM - Drug maker Zentiva <> to hold an extraordinary
shareholders' meeting.
FRIDAY, February 13
PRAGUE - Minutes from the February 5 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, February 18
* PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <> should release 2008 results.
THURSDAY, February 19
STRASBOURG, France - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to speak in the European
Parliament.
WEDNESDAY, February 25
* PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> should release 2008 results.
* LONDON - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR>
should release 2008.
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COMPANY RIC DATE
ZENTIVA <> February 9
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