DIARY - Czech Republic - to March 31

    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  
 DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 
 28/02  0900/1000   Money supply           Jan        n/f         9.9% 
 01/03  0830/0930   PMI index              Feb        n/f        57.6 
 01/03     n/a      Budget balance         Feb        n/f         5.03bln 
 07/03  0800/0900   Real wage              Q4         n/f         3.1% 
 07/03  0800/0900   Foreign trade          Jan        n/a        -3.25bln 
 07/03  0900/1000   FX reserves            Feb        n/f        24.22bln 
 08/03  0800/0900   Inflation m/m          Feb        n/a         1.0% 
 08/03  0800/0900   Inflation y/y          Feb        n/a         1.3% 
 08/03  0800/0900   Unemployment           Feb        n/a         7.9% 
 08/03  0900/1000   CA balance euros       Q4         n/f        -1.71bln 
 09/03  0800/0900   GDP y/y                Q4         n/a         5.8% 
 13/03  0800/0900   Industrial output      Jan        n/a         3.0% 
 13/03  0800/0900   Construction output    Jan        n/f        15.4% 
 14/03  0800/0900   Producer prices m/m    Feb        n/a         1.2% 
 14/03  0800/0900   Producer prices y/y    Feb        n/a         2.8% 
 14/03  0900/1000   Monetary base          Feb        n/f       349.4bln 
 14/03  0900/1000   CA balance CZK         Jan        n/a       -16.26bln 
 19/03  0800/0900   Retail sales y/y       Jan        n/a         4.4% 
 21/03  0800/0900   Import prices y/y      Jan        n/f        -2.0% 
 21/03  0800/0900   Export prices y/y      Jan        n/f         0.8% 
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    COMPANY RESULTS 
 DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- 
                                                      (CZK bln)      ITEM 
 28/02  Erste Bank           Bank       EUR bln 3.14    net interest 
                                                                   income 
 28/02  Komercni Banka       Bank       CZK bln 9.17    net profit 
 01/03  CME          Media            n/a       net result 
 01/03  Unipetrol            Oil              n/a       net profit 
 05/03  Zentiva              Pharma           n/a       net profit 
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    NOTE. n/a = not yet available 
          n/f = not forecast 
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================================================================================     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 
pbublished as listed in separate tables below. The nearest coming indicators are 
also listed among other diary items below. 
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    TUESDAY, February 27 
    PRAGUE - Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer to visit the Czech Republic. 
Scheduled to meet Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek 
Topolanek. 
    PRAGUE - RWE Transgas, a unit of German utility RWE , to hold a 
news conference on gas prices for second quarter with CCO Milan Kajtman (1000 
GMT). 
    PRAGUE - Software firm UNICORN to hold a news conference on 2006 results at 
1400 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Car seller AAA AUTO holds a news conference with CEO Anthony James 
Denny on 2006 results at 1400 GMT. 
     
    WEDNESDAY, February 28 
    VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank   to release 2006 results 
at 0630 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna, a unit of Erste Bank  , to 
release 2006 results at 0630 GMT. News conference with CEO Jack Stack at 0830 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release January money supply at 0900 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Komercni Banka  to publish 2006 results. Presentation 
with CEO Laurent Goutard at 1200 GMT, conference call 1500 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. Government may 
discuss the sale of a small stake in energy producer CEZ . 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN 
Orlen, to release full year 2006 results at 2300 GMT. 
     
    THURSDAY, March 1 
    PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February due out at 0830 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Finance Ministry due to release end-February budget balance. It is 
also expected to release a detailed calendar for the issuance of domestic state 
bonds in the second quarter. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN 
Orlen, to hold a news conference at 1100 GMT to discuss 2006 full year 
consolidated results, which are to be released at 2300 GMT on Feb. 28. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to meet on interest rates. An 
announcement is expected after 1100 GMT with a news conference to follow at 
around 1430 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN 
Orlen, to publish 2006 results. 
    HAMILTON, Bermuda - Central European Media Enterprises (CME)  
 expected to release 2006 results. Teleconference at 1430 GMT. 
     
    MONDAY, March 5 
    PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva  to release 2006 results. 
    PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol , a unit of Poland's PKN 
Orlen, to hold an extraordinary shareholder's meeting. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, March 7 
    PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January foreign trade 
data and Q4 real wage at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release February forex reserves at 0900 
GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 8 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February inflation at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to release February 
unemployment data at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release Q4 current account balance at 
0900 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
 
    FRIDAY, March 9 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release minutes from its March 1 
governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release Q4 gross domestic product 
at 0800 GMT. 
  
    MONDAY, March 12 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    TUESDAY, March 13 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January industrial and 
construction output at 0800 GMT. 
 
    TUESDAY, March 13 - FRIDAY, May 23 
    PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. 
  
    WEDNESDAY, March 14 
    PRAGUE - 30-year government bond auction . 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release February producer prices 
at 0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank (CNB) to release February monetary base and 
January current account balance at 0900 GMT. 
 
    THURSDAY, March 15 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
     
    FRIDAY, March 16 - SATURDAY, March 17 
    PRAGUE - Conference on "European Integration at the Crossroads" with Deputy 
Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra delivering a speech. 
     
    MONDAY, March 19 
    PRAGUE - Czech Statistical Bureau (CSU) to release January retail sales at 
0800 GMT. 
    PRAGUE - Czech cabinet to meet in a regular weekly session. 
 
    WEDNESDAY, March 21 
    PRAGUE - Czech central bank's governing board to hold a regular weekly 
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.  
    PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction . 
 
    THURSDAY, March 22 
    PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction. 
    PRAGUE - Prague city council to meet and vote on whether to make a bid for 
the 2016 Summer Olympics. No time set for vote. 
     
    SUNDAY, March 25 
    The Czech Republic switches to daylight saving time (GMT+2). 
     
    THURSDAY, March 29 
    PRAGUE - 26-week T-bill auction. 
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 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE 
 UNIPETROL                                   March 5 
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    The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of 
macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0700 GMT unless noted): 
    MARCH 
     7     Foreign trade (Jan) 
           Real wage (Q4) 
     8     Inflation (Feb) 
     9     Gross domestic product (Q4) 
    13     Construction output (Jan) 
           Industrial output (Jan) 
    14     Producer prices (Feb) 
    19     Retail sales (Jan) 
    21     Foreign trade prices (Jan) 
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    The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic 
indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): 
    FEBRUARY 
    28     Money supply (end-Jan) 
    MARCH 
     7     Forex reserves (end-Feb) 
     8     Balance of payments (Q4) 
    14     Balance of payments (end-Jan) 
    14     Monetary base (end-Feb) 
    30     Money supply (end-Feb) 
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    Czech central bank governing board meetings 
                                   MEETING TYPE 
    MARCH 
     1                             Situation report 
     8                             regular 
    15                             regular 
    21                             regular 
    29                             Situation report 
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    The Labour and Social Affairs Ministry set the following dates for releasing 
monthly unemployment data (data released on the same day as CPI figures): 
    MARCH 
     8  to end-Feb 
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    The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget 
balance: 
    MARCH 
     1   to end-February 
    APRIL 
     2   to end-March 
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              REGULAR STATE BONDS ISSUE CALENDAR 
ISSUE NAME      AUCTION DATE    ISSUE DATE     MATURITY DATE  MATURITY   VOLUME 
                                                            (in years) (CZK bln) 
Reopening of existing issue  
2.55%/10        Feb 21, 2007    Feb 26, 2007    Oct 18, 2010       5         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.25%/09        March 7, 2007   March 12, 2007  Nov 27, 2009       3         6 
Reopening of existing issue  
4.20%/36        March 14, 2007  March 19, 2007  Dec 4, 2036       30         7 
Reopening of existing issue  
3.75%/20        March 21, 2007  March 26, 2007  Sept 12, 2020     15         7 
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