DIARY - Czech Republic - to November 30

    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 
 31/10  0900/1000   Money supply           Sept       n/f        11.4% 
 01/11  0830/0930   PMI index              Oct        n/f        55.8 
 01/11     n/a      Budget balance         Oct        n/f        36.32bln 
 02/11  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Sept       n/a       -0.59bln 
 07/11  0900/1000   FX reserves            Oct        n/f        23.11bln 
 08/11  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Oct        n/a        -0.3% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Oct        n/a         2.8% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Unemployment           Oct        n/a         6.2% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Industrial output      Sept       n/n         5.5% 
 08/11  0800/0900   Construction output    Sept       n/f         3.3% 
 13/11  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Sept       n/a       -32.65bln 
 14/11  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Oct        n/a         0.1% 
 14/11  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Oct        n/a         4.0% 
 14/11  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Sept       n/f         1.9% 
 14/11  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Sept       n/f        -0.6% 
 14/11  0900/1000   Monetary base          Oct        n/f       384.8bln 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (CZK bln)      ITEM 
 25/10  Telefonica O2   <SPTTsp.PR>     Telecoms         n/a       9M net profit 
 30/10  Erste Bank      <ERSTsp.PR>     Bank             n/a       9M results 
 01/11  CME             <CETVsp.PR>     Media            n/a       9M results 
 05/11  Zentiva         <ZNTVsp.PR>     Pharma           n/a       9M net profit 
 08/11  Komercni Banka  <BKOMsp.PR>     Bank             n/a       9M net profit 
 13/11  Unipetrol       <UNPEsp.PR>     Oil              n/a       9M net profit 
 15/11  CEZ             <CEZPsp.PR>     Energy           n/a       9M net profit 
 28/11  ECM             <ECMPsp.PR>     Real estate      n/a       9M net profit 
 29/11  AAA             <AAAAsp.PR>     Cars             n/a       9M net profit 
 29/11  ORCO            <ORCOsp.PR>     Real estate      n/a       9M net profit 
 29/11  PEGAS           <PGSNsp.PR>     Textil           n/a       9M net profit 
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    NOTE. n/a = not yet available 
          n/f = not forecast 
    For real-time indicators, click on <ECONCZ>. 
    For all Reuters short and medium-term forecasts of Czech indicators, click 
on <CZ/ECON01>. 
================================================================================     CENTRAL BANK GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS are usually held on Thursdays, but not 
necessarily every Thursday, with monetary policy specifically discussed on the 
last Thursday of the month in the board's "situation report" (see below for 
updated schedule). 
    WEEKLY CABINET MEETINGS are usually held on Wednesdays. 
    FULL LIST of ECONOMIC INDICATORS released in the coming weeks by the Czech 
Statistical Bureau (CSU), the central bank (CNB) and the finance ministry are 
published as listed in separate tables below. The nearest coming indicators are 
also listed among other diary items below. 
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    TUESDAY, October 23 
  * PRAGUE - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets Czech President Vaclav 
Klaus at 0715 GMT and PM Mirek Topolanek later. News conference with Topolanek 
at 1120 GMT. 
  * PRAGUE - News conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and 
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu at 1200. 
    PRAGUE - Russian Deputy PM Sergei Naryshkin meets Czech Industry Minister 
Martin Riman. News conference at 1240 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Parliament reconvenes. The 2008 budget likely on agenda. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, October 24 
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction <CZ1001945=>. 
  * PRAGUE - News conference with Moldovan Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan at 
0900. 
     
    THURSDAY, October 25 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to meet on interest rates. An 
announcement is expected after 1000 GMT with a news conference to follow at 
around 1330 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <SPTTsp.PR>, a unit 
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, to release nine-month results. Conference call 
at 1530 GMT. 
   
    SUNDAY, October 28 
    The Czech Republic switches to Central European time (GMT+1). 
     
    TUESDAY, October 30 
    VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <ERSTsp.PR> to release nine-month 
results. 
    PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <ERSTsp.PR>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>, to 
release nine-month results. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, October 31 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release September money supply at 0800 
GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, November 1 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry due to release end-October budget balance. 
    HAMILTON, Bermuda - Central European Media Enterprises (CME) <CETV.O> 
<CETVsp.PR> expected to release nine-month results. 
    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. 
 
    FRIDAY, November 2 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its October 25 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release September foreign trade 
data at 0800 GMT. 
 
    MONDAY, November 5 
    PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <ZNTVsp.PR> to release nine-month results. 
  
    WEDNESDAY, November 7 
    PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1001903=>. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release grain harvest forecast at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release October forex reserves at 0900 
GMT. 
  
    THURSDAY, November 8 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release October inflation, 
September industrial and construction output at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release October 
unemployment data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR> to release nine-month results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. 
 
    TUESDAY, November 13 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release September current account 
balance at 0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen 
<PKNA.WA>, to publish nine-month results. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, November 14 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release September foreign trade 
prices and October producer prices at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release October monetary base at 0900 
GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, November 15 
    PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> to release nine-month results. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.