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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 30/04 0800/1000 Money supply March n/f 10.3% 02/05 0730/0930 PMI index April n/f 57.4 02/05 n/a Budget balance April n/f -13.35bln 06/05 0700/0900 Foreign trade March n/a 14.27bln 07/05 0800/1000 FX reserves April n/f 24.02bln 12/05 0700/0900 Inflation m/m April n/a -0.1% 12/05 0700/0900 Inflation y/y April n/a 7.1% 12/05 0700/0900 Unemployment April n/a 5.6% 12/05 0700/0900 Industrial output March n/a 11.3% 13/05 0700/0900 Construction output March n/f 11.5% 15/05 0700/0900 GDP estimate y/y Q1 n/a 6.6% 15/05 0800/1000 CA balance CZK March n/a 11.78bln 16/05 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m April n/a 0.3% 16/05 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y April n/a 5.3% 16/05 0700/0900 Export prices y/y March n/f -5.0% 16/05 0700/0900 Import prices y/y March n/f -3.3% 19/05 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y March n/a 6.3% ================================================================================
COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln 21/04 Telefonica O2 <
> Telecoms 2.65 Q1 net profit 24/04 Zentiva < > Pharma n/a Q1 revenues 30/04 Erste Bank <ERST.VI> Bank n/a Q1 results 30/04 Ceska Sporitelna < > Bank n/a Q1 results 14/05 Komercni Banka < > Bank n/a Q1 results 15/05 CEZ < > Energy n/a Q1 results 15/05 Unipetrol < > Oil n/a Q1 results 19/05 Zentiva < > Pharma n/a Q1 results 20/05 VIG <VIGRsp.PR> Insurance n/a Q1 results 28/05 ECM < > Real estate n/a Q1 results 28/05 PEGAS <PGSNsp.PR Textil n/a Q1 results 29/05 AAA < > Cars n/a Q1 results 29/05 ORCO < > Real estate n/a Q1 results --------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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MONDAY, April 21
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <
>, a unit of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <
> to release first quarter results. Conference call at 1600 GMT.PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to seen at 1100 GMT. * PRAGUE - Discussion with government's chief euro adoption coordinator Oldrich Dedek on benefits and risks of euro adoption (1500 GMT). * PRAGUE - Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) Chairman Petr Koblic to give a lecture on operations and rules of the stock exchange (1600 GMT).
TUESDAY, April 22 - FRIDAY, May 2
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
WEDNESDAY, April 23
PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <
>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to hold annual shareholders' meeting.BRNO - Constitutional court to discuss a petition against social reforms. * PRAGUE - Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Four group of countries (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) meet their Swedish and Ukrainian counterparts. News conference at 1215 GMT.
THURSDAY, April 24
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <
> to release first quarter revenues.LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting. * PRAGUE - Natural gas suplier RWE Transgas <RWEG.DE> holds news conference at 0900 GMT.THURSDAY, April 24 - FRIDAY, April 25
PRAGUE - OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria to visit the Czech Republic. He will give a lecture "Globalization and Rising Competition: Challenges for the Czech Economy" on Thursday at 1500 GMT.
FRIDAY, April 25
HAARLEMMERMEER, Netherlands - Used car dealer AAA Auto <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.MONDAY, April 28
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.
KUTNA HORA - Cigarette maker Philip Morris CR <
> to hold annual shareholders' meeting.TUESDAY, April 29
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.LUXEMBOURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.WEDNESDAY, April 30
VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <
> to release first quarter results.PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <
>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to release first quarter results.PRAGUE - March money supply at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1001903>.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
THURSDAY, May 1
May Day national holiday. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be closed.
FRIDAY, May 2
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-April budget balance data.
TUESDAY, May 6
VIENNA - Ceska Sporitelna <
>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.PRAGUE - March foreign trade at 0700 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 7
PRAGUE - April foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on interest rates. An announcement is expected sometime after 1000 GMT with a news conference to follow at around 1330 GMT.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.
WEDNESDAY, May 7 - THURSDAY, May 8
PRAGUE - European Power Generation Strategy Conference with Power firm CEZ <
> CEO Martin Roman.
THURSDAY, May 8
Liberation Day national holiday. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be closed.
MONDAY, May 12
PRAGUE - April inflation and March industrial output data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, May 13
PRAGUE - March construction output data at 0700 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002158>.
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <
> to release first quarter results
THURSDAY, May 15
PRAGUE - Q1 Gross domestic product estimate at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <
> to release first quarter results.PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <
>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA>, to publish first quarter results.FRIDAY, May 16
PRAGUE - Minutes from the May 7 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April producer prices and March foreign trade price data at 0700 GMT.
MONDAY, May 19
PRAGUE - March retail sales data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <
> to release first quarter results.TUESDAY, May 20
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> to release first quarter results.
WEDNESDAY, May 21
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction <CZ1001887>.
THURSDAY, May 22
PRAGUE - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to visit the Czech Republic. Scheduled to speak at the European Science and Technology Forum.
WEDNESDAY, May 28
PRAGUE - ECM Real Estate Investments <
> to release first quarter results.PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens <
> to release first quarter results.THURSDAY, May 29
LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <
> to release first quarter results.PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <
> to release first quarter results.