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
15/04 0800/1000 CA balance CZK Feb 4.0bln 4.82bln
17/04 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y Feb 4.5% 4.1%
30/04 0800/1000 Money supply March n/f 10.3%
02/05 0730/0930 PMI index April n/f 57.4
02/05 n/a Budget balance April n/f -13.35bln
06/05 0700/0900 Foreign trade March n/a 14.27bln
07/05 0800/1000 FX reserves April n/f 24.02bln
12/05 0700/0900 Inflation m/m April n/a -0.1%
12/05 0700/0900 Inflation y/y April n/a 7.1%
12/05 0700/0900 Unemployment April n/a 5.6%
12/05 0700/0900 Industrial output March n/a 11.3%
13/05 0700/0900 Construction output March n/f 11.5%
15/05 0700/0900 GDP estimate y/y Q1 n/a 6.6%
16/05 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m April n/a 0.3%
16/05 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y April n/a 5.3%
16/05 0700/0900 Export prices y/y March n/f -5.0%
16/05 0700/0900 Import prices y/y March n/f -3.3%
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
21/04 Telefonica O2 <> Telecoms n/a Q1 results
24/04 Zentiva <> Pharma n/a Q1 revenues
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 15
PRAGUE - February current account balance data at 0800 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.
BRNO - Constitutional court to discuss healthcare fees. Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek will give evidence.
THURSDAY, April 17
PRAGUE - February retail sales data at 0700 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.
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <>, a unit
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, to release first quarter results.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
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.
BRNO - Constitutional court to discuss a petition against social reforms.
THURSDAY, April 24
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <> to release first quarter revenues.
LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <> to hold an annual
shareholders' meeting.
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.
THURSDAY, May 1
May Day national holiday. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be
closed.
FRIDAY, May 2
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-April budget balance data.
TUESDAY, May 6
VIENNA - Ceska Sporitelna <>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to
hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <> to hold an annual
shareholders' meeting.
PRAGUE - March foreign trade at 0700 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 7
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 Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
WEDNESDAY, May 7 - THURSDAY, May 8
PRAGUE - European Power Generation Strategy Conference with Power firm CEZ
<> CEO Martin Roman.
THURSDAY, May 8
Liberation Day national holiday. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets
are to be closed.
MONDAY, May 12
PRAGUE - April inflation and March industrial output data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - April unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, May 13
PRAGUE - March construction output data at 0700 GMT.
THURSDAY, May 15
* PRAGUE - Q1 Gross domestic product estimate at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction.
FRIDAY, May 16
PRAGUE - Minutes from the May 7 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
* PRAGUE - April producer prices and March foreign trade price data at 0700
GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 21
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
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
ORCO <> April 24
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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