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
23/03 0800/0900 Industrial output Jan -18.0% - 14.6%
23/03 0800/0900 Construction output Jan n/f -2.6%
24/03 0800/0900 Retail sales y/y Jan -3.8% -2.9%
31/03 0800/1000 Money supply Feb n/f 8.6
31/03 0800/1000 Foreign debt euros Q4 n/f 61.36bln
01/04 0730/0930 PMI index March n/f 32.6
01/04 n/a Budget balance March n/f 5.40bln
06/04 0700/0900 Foreign trade Feb n/a 3.46bln
07/04 0800/1000 FX reserves March n/f 28.17bln
09/04 0700/0900 Inflation m/m March n/a 0.1%
09/04 0700/0900 Inflation y/y March n/a 2.0%
09/04 0700/0900 Unemployment March n/a 7.4%
14/04 0800/1000 CA balance CZK Feb n/a -1.52bln
15/04 0800/0900 Producer prices m/m March n/a 0.3%
15/04 0800/0900 Producer prices y/y March n/a -0.6%
15/04 0800/0900 Export prices y/y Feb n/f 3.3%
15/04 0800/0900 Import prices y/y Feb n/f 0.0%
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
19/03 PEGAS <> Textil n/a 2008 results
23/03 ECM <> Real estate n/a 2008 results
23/03 Skoda Auto <VOWG.DE> Autos n/a 2008 results
23/03 Zentiva <> Pharma n/a 2008 results
26/03 AAA <AAAsp.PR> Cars n/a 2008 results
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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For all Reuters short and medium-term forecasts of Czech indicators, click
on <CZ/ECON01>.
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TUESDAY, March 17 - FRIDAY, March 27
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
WEDNESDAY, March 18
PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - Envinronment Minister Martin Bursik to hold a news comference on
results of the EU-Japan and EU-US negotiations at 0830 GMT.
THURSDAY, March 19
PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens <> to release
2008 results. News conference with CEO Frantisek Rezac and CFO Ales Gerza at
0900 GMT.
MONDAY, March 23
PRAGUE - January industrial and construction data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
PRAGUE - Skoda Auto, a unit of Germany's Volkswagen <VOWG.DE>, to release
2008 results. News conference at 1000 GMT.
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <> to release 2008 results. News
conference with CEO Jiri Michal and CFO Petr Sulc at 1300 GMT.
LUXEMBURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <> to release 2008 results
after markets hours. An investor conference call at 1530 GMT.
TUESDAY, March 24
PRAGUE - January retail sales data at 0800 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, March 25
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002158=>.
PRAGUE - Car maker TPCA Toyota Peugeot Citroen to hold a news conference on
2008 results (0900 GMT).
THURSDAY, March 26
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.
PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <> should release 2008 results.
PRAGUE - International Energy Regulation Forum with Czech Regulatory Office
(ERU) chairman Josef Firt (0840 GMT), Prague Stock Exchange CEO Petr Koblic
(1230 GMT), power firm CEZ <> head of sales Alan Svoboda (1415 GMT) and
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra (1615 GMT).
FRIDAY, March 27
HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers of
Foreign Affairs (Gymnich).
SUNDAY, March 29
The Czech Republic switches to daylight saving time (GMT+2).
MONDAY, March 30
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
TUESDAY, March 31
PRAGUE - February money supply and Q4 foreign debt data at 0800 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, April 1
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-March budget balance data and a detailed calendar for the
issuance of domestic state bonds in the fifth month of 2009.
PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction <CZ1001945=>.
PRAGUE - Roundtable "Do We See Light at the End of the Tunnel?" with Czech
central bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma opening speech (1130 GMT).
THURSDAY, April 2
PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
FRIDAY, April 3
PRAGUE - Minutes from the March 26 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <>, a unit
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC> to hold a shareholders' meeting.
FRIDAY, April 3 - SATURDAY, April 4
PRAGUE - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs.
SATURDAY, April 4
PRAGUE - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet Czech Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek for bilateral discussion.
SUNDAY, April 5
PRAGUE - EU-USA Summit with the highest representatives of all 27 EU Member
States and U.S. President Barack Obama.
MONDAY, April 6
PRAGUE - February foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, April 7
PRAGUE - March foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.
THURSDAY, April 9
PRAGUE - March inflation data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
TUESDAY, April 14
PRAGUE - February current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, April 15
* PRAGUE - March producer prices and February foreign trade prices data at
0700 GMT.
FRIDAY, June 5 - SATURDAY, June 6
Czech Republic - European Parliament elections.
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