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
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%
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
26/03 AAA <AAAsp.PR> Cars n/a 2008 results
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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For all Reuters short and medium-term forecasts of Czech indicators, click
on <CZ/ECON01>.
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Until THURSDAY, March 26
PRAGUE - European Banking & Financial Forum (EB&FF) with Ukrainian President
Victor Yushchenko, and Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr
Vondra. Detailed programme on www.ebff.cz.
Until FRIDAY, March 27
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue its session.
WEDNESDAY, March 25
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002158=>.
PRAGUE - Car maker TPCA Toyota Peugeot Citroen to hold a news conference on
2008 results (0900 GMT).
THURSDAY, March 26
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.
PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <> should release 2008 results.
PRAGUE - International Energy Regulation Forum with Czech Regulatory Office
(ERU) chairman Josef Firt (0840 GMT), Prague Stock Exchange CEO Petr Koblic
(1230 GMT), power firm CEZ <> head of sales Alan Svoboda (1415 GMT) and
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra (1615 GMT).
FRIDAY, March 27
HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers of
Foreign Affairs (Gymnich). A news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel
Schwarzenberg, Commissioner responsible for External Relations and European
Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner and representative for the Common
Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana at 1630 GMT. News briefings of
individual delegations at 1700 GMT.
SATURDAY, March 28
HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers of
Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) to continue. A news conference with Czech Foreign
Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, European Commissioner responsible for enlargement
Olli Rhen and representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier
Solana at 1330 GMT. News briefings of individual delegations at 1400 GMT.
SUNDAY, March 29
The Czech Republic switches to daylight saving time (GMT+2).
MONDAY, March 30
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
PRAGUE - Israeli President Shimon Peres to visit the Czech Republic.
TUESDAY, March 31
PRAGUE - February money supply and Q4 foreign debt data at 0800 GMT.
* PRAGUE - Conference "Economic Crisis in the Czech Republic" with Czech
central bank (CNB) Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer (1315 GMT).
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).
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 - 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).
SATURDAY, April 4
PRAGUE - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet Czech Prime Minister Mirek
Topolanek for bilateral discussion.
SUNDAY, April 5
PRAGUE - EU-USA Summit with the highest representatives of all 27 EU Member
States and U.S. President Barack Obama.
MONDAY, April 6
PRAGUE - February foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
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 - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
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.
FRIDAY, June 5 - SATURDAY, June 6
Czech Republic - European Parliament elections.
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COMPANY RIC DATE
Zentiva <> April 2
Telefonica O2 CR <> April 3
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