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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ> DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 07/05 0700/0900 Foreign trade March 7.0bln 8.70bln 07/05 0800/1000 FX reserves April n/f 27.68bln 12/05 0700/0900 Inflation m/m April 0.1% 0.2% 12/05 0700/0900 Inflation y/y April 2.0% 2.3% 12/05 0700/0900 Unemployment April 7.8% 7.7% 12/05 0700/0900 Industrial output March n/a -23.4% 12/05 0700/0900 Construction output March n/f -14.3% 14/05 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y March -2.5% -7.9% 15/05 0700/0900 GDP estimate y/y Q1 n/a 0.7% 15/05 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m April -0.2% -1.1% 15/05 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y April -2.2% -2.0% 15/05 0700/0900 Export prices y/y March n/f 8.3% 15/05 0700/0900 Import prices y/y March n/f 4.5% 15/05 0800/1000 CA balance CZK March 5.1bln 17.13bln 28/05-02/06 n/a Industrial estimate April n/a -17.5% 29/05 0800/1000 Money supply April n/f 9.1 01/06 0730/0930 PMI index May n/f 38.6 01/06 n/a Budget balance May n/f -55.66bln ================================================================================
COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln 07/05 Komercni Banka <
> Bank 2.23 Q1 net profit 12/05 VIG <VIGR.VI> Insurance n/a Q1 results 13/05 CEZ < > Energy n/a Q1 results 14/05 Unipetrol < ><PKNA.WA> Oil n/a Q1 results 18/05 Zentiva < > Pharma n/a Q1 results 19/05 NWR <NWRS.L> Mining n/a Q1 results 20/05 ORCO < > Real estate n/a Q1 results 27/05 ECM < > Real estate n/a Q1 results 28/05 PEGAS < > Textil n/a Q1 results --------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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THURSDAY, May 7
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <
> to release first quarter results at 0630 GMT. A news conference at 1100 GMT, conference call at 1400 GMT.PRAGUE - March foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.
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 President of Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the President of Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to meet. Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers' press statements at 1130 GMT.
PRAGUE - European Union's Employment Summit - social Troika, the Czech Presidency, Sweden and Spain and social partners and representatives of the business sector. News conference at 1045 GMT.
PRAGUE - European Union's Eastern Partnership Summit at the level of Heads of State or Government and representatives of the Eastern Partnership countries. News cxonference at 1745 GMT.
FRIDAY, May 8
Liberation day. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be closed.
PRAGUE - European Union's Summit "Southern Corridor - New Silk Road" - the Czech Presidency, the European Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council with representatives of the Southern Corridor countries. News conference at 1150 GMT.
MONDAY, May 11 * PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.
MONDAY, May 11 - TUESDAY, May 12
PRAGUE - Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union (Meeting of the 31st COSAC).
MONDAY, May 11 - THURSDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - Ministerial meeting EU - Rio Group in attendance of 27 European Union's Foreign Ministers and 23 Foreign Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean.
TUESDAY, May 12
PRAGUE - April inflation, March industrial and construction data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> should release first quarte results.
VIENNA, Austria - Ertse Bank <ERST.VI> <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting. * PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session. Public health insurance law at the schedule (1200 GMT).TUESDAY, May 12 - WEDNESDAY, May 13 * PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a session. Constitutional law on shortening electoral term for the lower house and package of anti-crisis measures on the schedule.
WEDNESDAY, May 13
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002505=>.
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <
> should release first quarter results.
THURSDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - March retail sales 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.
PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <
>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA> should release first quarter results.FRIDAY, May 15
PRAGUE - Q1 gross domestic product estimate data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April producer prices and March foreign trade prices data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Minutes from the May 7 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Television group Central European Media Enterprises <CETV.O> <
> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
MONDAY, May 18
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <
> should release first quarter results.TUESDAY, May 19
AMSTERDAM - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> to release first quarter results. Conference call for investors and analysts at 1300 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 20 * PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group <
> should release first quarter results. * PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction.
THURSDAY, May 21 * PRAGUE - 39-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.
WEDNESDAY, May 27 * LUXEMBURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <
> should release first quarter results after markets hours.
THURSDAY, May 28 * PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens <
> should release first quarter results. * 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.THURSDAY, May 28 - TUESDAY, June 2 * PRAGUE - March industrial preliminary data.
FRIDAY, May 29 * PRAGUE - April money supply data at 0800 GMT.