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
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
05/02 0800/0900 Foreign trade Dec n/a -0.47ln
06/02 0900/1000 FX reserves Jan n/f 26.58bln
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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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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 - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to meet his Norwegian
counterpart Jens Stoltenberg. Discussion on the priorities of the Czech
Presidency, financial and energy situation on the schedule. News conference at
1120 GMT.
PRAGUE - Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) to hold a national committee (1300
GMT) and national conference (1430 GMT).
* PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet Austrian Foreign Minister
Michael Spindelegger at 1400 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. News
conference on Thursday at 1515 GMT and on Friday at 1200 GMT.
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.
* PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
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 - December foreign trade data at 0800 GMT.
* PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction.
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.
FRIDAY, February 6
* PRAGUE - January foreign exchange reserves data at 0900 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.
* PRAGUE - 8-year government bond auction <CZ1002331=>.
THURSDAY, February 19
STRASBOURG, France - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to speak in the European
Parliament.
* PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
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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