New or amended items marked *
ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+2)
See below for full macroeconomic forecasts
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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ>
DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR
01/04 0730/0930 PMI index March n/f 56.5
01/04 n/a Budget balance March n/f -4.97bln
07/04 0700/0900 Foreign trade Feb 12.8bln 12.21bln
07/04 0800/1000 FX reserves March n/f 24.41bln
08/03 0700/0900 Inflation m/m March 0.1% 0.3%
08/03 0700/0900 Inflation y/y March 7.3% 7.5%
08/03 0700/0900 Unemployment March 5.6% 5.9%
11/04 0700/0900 Industrial output Feb 8.0% 9.3%
11/04 0700/0900 Construction output Feb n/f 1.0%
14/04 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m March 0.2% 0.1%
14/04 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y March 5.3% 5.6%
14/04 0700/0900 Export prices y/y Feb n/f -2.6%
14/04 0700/0900 Import prices y/y Feb n/f -1.6%
15/04 0800/1000 CA balance CZK Feb 4.0bln 4.82bln
17/04 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y Feb 4.3% 4.1%
30/04 0800/1000 Money supply March n/f 10.3%
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
30/04 Erste Bank <ERST.VI> Bank n/a Q1 results
30/04 Ceska Sporitelna <> Bank n/a Q1 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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TUESDAY, April 1
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for March due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-March budget balance data.
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session.
Pension insurance on the schedule.
PRAGUE - Seminar "American recession - a threat to world economy?" with
Czech central bank (CNB) board member Robert Holman (1500 GMT).
TUESDAY, April 1 - Thursday, April 3
PRAGUE - European Banking & Financial Forum 2008 with Bank of France
Governor Christian Noyer (Tue 0900 GMT), Czech central bank (CNB) Governor
Zdenek Tuma (Tue 0645 and 0900 GMT), Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (Tue
0700 GMT).
WEDNESDAY, April 2
PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction <CZ1001945>.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
THURSDAY, April 3
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - Developer Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA> <> to hold a news
conference on 2007 results with Senior Vice President Ales Vobruba (1300 GMT).
FRIDAY, April 4
PRAGUE - Minutes from March 26 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Car Importers' Association (SDA) to hold a news conference on first
quarter passenger car registrations (0900 GMT).
MONDAY, April 7
PRAGUE - February foreign trade at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.
TUESDAY, April 8
PRAGUE - March inflation data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - March unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Finance Ministry to release data on Q1 government debt duration at
1300 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, April 9
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
THURSDAY, April 10
PRAGUE - 52-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting.
FRIDAY, April 11
PRAGUE - February industrial and construction output data at 0700 GMT.
MONDAY, April 14
PRAGUE - March producer prices and February foreign trade prices data at
0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, April 15
PRAGUE - February current account balance data at 0900 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, April 16
PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction <CZ1001887>.
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> to
hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
THURSDAY, April 17
PRAGUE - February retail sales data at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
MONDAY, April 21
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <>, a unit
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
TUESDAY, April 22 - FRIDAY, May 2
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
WEDNESDAY, April 23
PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to
hold annual shareholders' meeting.
THURSDAY, April 24
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
THURSDAY, April 24 - FRIDAY, April 25
PRAGUE - OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria to visit the Czech Republic.
FRIDAY, April 25
HAARLEMMERMEER, Netherlands - Used car dealer AAA Auto <> to hold
an annual shareholders' meeting.
MONDAY, April 28
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
KUTNA HORA - Cigarette maker Philip Morris CR <> to hold annual
shareholders' meeting.
TUESDAY, April 29
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
LUXEMBOURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <> to hold an annual
shareholders' meeting.
WEDNESDAY, April 30
VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <> to release first quarter
results.
PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to
release first quarter results.
* PRAGUE - March money supply at 0800 GMT.
PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1001903>.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
WEDNESDAY, 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.
THURSDAY, May 22
* PRAGUE - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to visit the Czech
Republic. Scheduled to speak at the European Science and Technology Forum.
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================
COMPANY RIC DATE
VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP <VIGRsp.PR> <VIGR.VI> April 16
TELEFONICA O2 CR <> <TEF.MC> April 21
CESKA SPORITELNA <ERST.VI> <> April 23
AAA AUTO <> April 25
PHILIP MORRIS CR <> April 28
ECM <> April 29
KOMERCNI BANKA <> April 29
ERSTE BANK <> May 6
CEZ <> May 21
PEGAS NONWOVENS <> June 16
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