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
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
09/02 0800/0900 Inflation m/m Jan n/a -0.3%
09/02 0800/0900 Inflation y/y Jan n/a 3.6%
09/02 0800/0900 Unemployment Jan n/a 6.0%
11/02 0800/0900 Industrial output Dec n/a - 17.4%
12/02 0900/1000 CA balance CZK Dec n/a -8.72bln
13/02 0800/0900 GDP estimate y/y Q4 n/a 4.2%
13/02 0800/0900 Export prices y/y Dec n/f -1.4%
13/02 0800/0900 Import prices y/y Dec n/f -1.7%
16/02 0800/0900 Construction output Dec n/f -5.6%
17/02 0800/0900 Retail sales y/y Dec n/a n/a
20/02 0800/0900 Producer prices m/m Jan n/a -1.5%
20/02 0800/0900 Producer prices y/y Jan n/a -0.2%
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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
*24/02 NWR <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> Mining n/a 2008 results
26/02 Unipetrol <PKNA.WA> <> Oil n/a 2008 results
03/03 CEZ <> Energy 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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THURSDAY, January 22 - SATURDAY, January 24
LUHACOVICE, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Employment
and Social Affairs. News conference on Thursday at 1700 GMT and ond Friday at
1230 GMT.
SUNDAY, January 25
* PRAGUE - Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to meet with newly formed economic
council.
MONDAY, January 26
* PRAGUE - Government holds regular meeting, press conference to follow at
1200 GMT.
TUESDAY, January 27
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> should release
2008 results.
WEDNESDAY, January 28
PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to host meeting with EU
External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Afghan Foreign
Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta. Press conference at 1330 GMT.
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.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Conference "In search for Security of Energy
Supply of EU Member States on the Common Electricity Market" with Czech Prime
Minister Mirek Topolanek and Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman (0800 GMT)
and European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs (0815 GMT). News conference
at 0915 GMT and 1600 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.
TUESDAY, February 3 - FRIDAY, February 13
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
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
PRAGUE - January inflation data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - January unemployment data at 0800 GMT.
AMSTERDAM - Drug maker Zentiva <> to hold an extraordinary
shareholders' meeting.
WEDNESDAY, February 11
PRAGUE - December industrial data at 0800 GMT.
THURSDAY, February 12
PRAGUE - December 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.
FRIDAY, February 13
PRAGUE - Q4 gross domestic product estimate and December foreign trade
prices data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - Minutes from the February 5 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT.
MONDAY, February 16
PRAGUE - December construction data at 0800 GMT.
TUESDAY, February 17
PRAGUE - December retail sales data 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 - 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.
FRIDAY, February 20
PRAGUE - January producer prices data at 0800 GMT.
TUESDAY, February 24
* LONDON - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> to
release 2008 results, presentation at 1000 GMT.
THURSDAY, February 26
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen
<PKNA.WA>, should publish 2008 results.
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COMPANY RIC DATE
ZENTIVA <> February 9
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