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
03/05 0730/0930 PMI index April n/f 56.8
03/05 1200/1400 Budget balance April n/f -45.94bln
07/05 0700/0900 Foreign trade March n/a 15.33bln
07/05 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y March n/a -2.1%
07/05 0700/0900 Industrial output March n/a 7.0%
07/05 0700/0900 Construction output March n/f -23.6%
07/05 0800/1000 FX reserves April n/f 29.33bln
10/05 0700/0900 Unemployment April n/a 9.7%
10/05 0700/0900 Inflation m/m April n/a 0.3%
10/05 0700/0900 Inflation y/y April n/a 0.7%
12/05 0700/0900 GDP flash estimate q/q Q1 n/a 0.7
12/05 0700/0900 GDP flash estimate y/y Q1 n/a -3.1
17/05 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m April n/a 0.1%
17/05 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y April n/a -0.8%
17/05 0700/0900 Export prices y/y March n/f -8.7%
15705 0700/0900 Import prices y/y March n/f -6.7%
17/05 0800/1000 CA balance CZK March n/a 10.25bln
31/05 0800/1000 Money supply April n/f 3.2
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
05/05 CME <CETV.O> <> Media n/a Q1 results
05/05 Komercni Banka <> Bank n/a Q1 results
11/05 CEZ <> Energy n/a Q1 results
12/05 Telefonica O2 <> Telecoms n/a Q1 results
13/05 Unipetrol <><PKNA.WA> Oil n/a Q1 results
19/05 NWR <NWRS.L> Mining n/a Q1 results
20/05 ORCO <> Real estate n/a Q1 results
20/05 PEGAS <> Textil n/a Q1 results
20/05 VIG <VIGR.VI> Insurance n/a Q1 results
21/05 AAA <> Cars n/a Q1 results
26/05 ECM <> Real estate n/a Q1 results
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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MONDAY, May 3
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-April budget balance data at 1200 GMT.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm).
News conference due at 1130 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 5
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <> to release first quarter results (0630
GMT). A news conference at 0700 GMT, conference call at 1400 GMT.
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Television group Central European Media Enterprises
<CETV.O> <> to release first quarter results before U.S. market hours.
THURSDAY, May 6
PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on interest rates. An
announcement is expected at 1100 GMT with a news conference to follow at 1230
GMT.
FRIDAY, May 7
PRAGUE - March foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March retail sales data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March industrial and construction data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <>, a unit
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
MONDAY, May 10
PRAGUE - April unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April inflation data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, May 11
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> should release first quarter results.
WEDNESDAY, May 12
PRAGUE - Q1 gross domestic product estimate data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction <CZ1002737=>.
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <>, a unit
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, should release first quarter results.
THURSDAY, May 13
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.
PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen
<PKNA.WA> should release first quarter results on Web site www.unipetrol.cz as
soon as possible after midnight.
FRIDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - Minutes from the May 6 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
MONDAY, May 17
PRAGUE - April producer prices and March foreign trade prices data at 0700
GMT.
PRAGUE - February current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
TUESDAY, May 18
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a session.
WEDNESDAY, May 19
AMSTERDAM - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR>
should release first quarter results. Presentation and conference call for
investors and analysts at 0900 GMT.
THURSDAY, May 20
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group <> should release first
quarter results.
PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens <> should release
first quarter results.
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR>
should release first quarter results.
FRIDAY, May 21
PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto<> should release first quarter
results.
WEDNESDAY, May 26
PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1002471=>.
LUXEMBURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <> should release first
quarter results after markets hours.
THURSDAY, May 27
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.
FRIDAY, May 28 - SATURDAY, May 29
CZECH REPUBLIC - Parliamentary election.
MONDAY, May 31
* PRAGUE - April money supply data at 0800 GMT.
