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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 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 14/04 0700/0900 Industrial output Feb n/a -23.3% 14/04 0700/0900 Construction output Feb n/f -11.1% 14/04 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y Feb n/a -3.3% 15/04 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m March n/a 0.3% 15/04 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y March n/a -0.6% 15/04 0700/0900 Export prices y/y Feb n/f 3.3% 15/04 0700/0900 Import prices y/y Feb n/f 0.0% ================================================================================
COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln 31/03 ORCO <ORCO.PA> <
> Real estate n/a 2008 results --------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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TUESDAY, March 31
PRAGUE - February money supply and Q4 foreign debt data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session. It is scheduled to discuss the ownership of Letiste Praha, the state-run operator of the Prague international airport (1200 GMT).
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue its session.
PRAGUE - Conference "Economic Crisis in the Czech Republic" with Czech central bank (CNB) Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer (1315 GMT).
PRAGUE - Developer ORCO <ORCO.PA> <
> should release 2008 results.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). * PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg to meet his Ethiopian counterpart Seyoum Mesfin. News conference at 1340 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.
AMSTERDAM - Drug maker Zentiva <
> to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.
FRIDAY, April 3
PRAGUE - Minutes from the March 26 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session. It is scheduled to discuss income taxes and bankrupcy law (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 (ECOFIN).
SUNDAY, April 5
PRAGUE - EU-USA Summit with the highest representatives of all 27 EU Member States and U.S. President Barack Obama. * PRAGUE - Czech President Vaclav Klaus to meet U.S. President Barack H.Obama at 0645 GMT.
MONDAY, April 6
PRAGUE - February foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow. * PRAGUE - Car Importers' Association (SDA) to hold a news conference on first quarter passenger car registrations (1200 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.
MONDAY, April 13
PRAGUE - Public holiday, banks and Prague stock exchange are closed.
TUESDAY, April 14
PRAGUE - February industrial, construction and retail sales data at 0700 GMT.
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.
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002505=>.
MONDAY, April 20
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.
MONDAY, April 27
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.
WEDNESDAY, 29 April
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting. * KUTNA HORA - Cigarette maker Philip Morris CR < > to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
THURSDAY, May 7
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.
FRIDAY, June 5 - SATURDAY, June 6
Czech Republic - European Parliament elections.
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ COMPANY RIC DATE Zentiva <
> April 2 Telefonica O2 CR < > April 3 Komercni Banka < > April 29 Philip Morris < > April 29 ================================================================================