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See below for full macroeconomic forecasts
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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ>
DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR
30/04 0800/1000 Money supply March n/f 8.5
04/05 0730/0930 PMI index April n/f 34.0
04/05 n/a Budget balance April n/f -2.35bln
07/05 0700/0900 Foreign trade March n/a 8.70bln
07/05 0800/1000 FX reserves April n/f 27.68bln
12/05 0700/0900 Inflation m/m April n/a 0.2%
12/05 0700/0900 Inflation y/y April n/a 2.3%
12/05 0700/0900 Unemployment April n/a 7.7%
12/05 0700/0900 Industrial output March n/a -23.4%
12/05 0700/0900 Construction output March n/f -14.3%
14/05 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y March n/a -7.9%
15/05 0700/0900 GDP estimate y/y Q1 n/a 0.7%
15/05 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m April n/a -1.1%
15/05 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y April n/a -2.0%
15/05 0700/0900 Export prices y/y March n/f 8.3%
15/05 0700/0900 Import prices y/y March n/f 4.5%
15/05 0800/1000 CA balance CZK March n/a 17.13bln
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
21/04 Unipetrol <><PKNA.WA> Oil n/a Q1 statement
28/04 Telefonica O2 <> Telecoms n/a Q1 results
30/04 Erste Bank <><ERST.VI> Bank n/a Q1 results
30/04 Ceska Sporitelna Bank n/a Q1 results
07/05 Komercni Banka <> Bank n/a Q1 results
12/05 VIG <VIGR.VI> Insurance n/a Q1 results
13/05 CEZ <> Energy n/a Q1 results
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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TUESDAY, April 21
* PRAGUE - Seminar "Transatlantic Economic Council - The Platform for tackling
barriers in the EU-USA trade relations" with Czech Confederation of Industry
chief Jaroslav Mil (0730 GMT) and Deputy Prime Minister for the European affairs
Alexandr Vondra (0740).
PRAGUE - RWE Transgas, a unit of German utility RWE <RWEG.DE>, to hold a
news conference on 2008 results with CEO Martin Herrmann and CFO Dirk Simons at
0900 GMT.
* PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to meet his Korean counterpart
Han Seung Soo. News conference at 0915 GMT.
PRAGUE - EU-Turkey Ministerial Meeting. The EU-Turkey relations, Turkey's
progress in the accession negotiations with the EU, energy security and other
topical regional and international issues on the schedule. News conference at
1330 GMT.
PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen
<PKNA.WA> should present trading statement.
WEDNESDAY, April 22
PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1002471=>.
PRAGUE - Meeting of the National Lisbon coordinators. The morning session to
be intended for National Lisbon Coordinators with European Commission President
Jose Manuel Barroso. The afternoon session to be dedicated for National Lisbon
Coordinators with stakeholders for the Lisbon Strategy for Growth & Jobs with
Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra and European
Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Gunter
Verheugen. News conference at 1010 GMT.
* PRAGUE - Czech Confederation of Industry chief Jaroslav Mil to hold a news
conference at 1230 GMT.
THURSDAY, April 23
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
FRIDAY, April 24
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> to
hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
MONDAY, April 27
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
TUESDAY, April 28
LONDON - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> to
hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic <>, a unit
of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, should release firts quarter results.
TUESDAY, April 28 - FRIDAY, May 8
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
WEDNESDAY, April 29
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
KUTNA HORA - Cigarette maker Philip Morris CR <> to hold an annual
shareholders' meeting.
THURSDAY, April 30
VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> should first quarter results.
PRAGUE - Ceska Sporitelna <>, a unit of Erste Bank <ERST.VI>,
should release first quarter results.
PRAGUE - March money supply 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.
LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <> to hold an ordinary
shareholders' meeting.
FRIDAY, May 1
Labour day. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be closed.
MONDAY, May 4
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for April due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-April budget balance data and a detailed calendar for the
issuance of domestic state bonds in the sixth month of 2009.
TUESDAY, May 5 - WEDNESDAY, May 6
PRAGUE - European Union's conference "Eastern Partnership: Towards Civil
Society Forum".
WEDNESDAY, May 6
PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction <CZ1001887=>.
PRAGUE - EU - Canada summit. The leaders of the EU and Canada are expected
to launch negotiations toward a deepened economic partnership agreement. The EU
and Canada are also expected to sign the Aviation Services Agreement.
WEDNESDAY, May 6 - THURSDAY, May 7
* PRAGUE - The upper house of parliament to hold a session. Vote on the
European Union's Lisbon treaty on the schedule.
THURSDAY, May 7
PRAGUE - March foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.
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 - European Union's Eastern Partnership Summit at the level of Heads
of State or Government and representatives of the Eastern Partnership countries.
PRAGUE - European Union's Employment Summit - social Troika, the Czech
Presidency, Sweden and Spain and social partners and representatives of the
business sector.
PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <> should release first quarter results.
FRIDAY, May 8
PRAGUE - Summit "Southern Corridor - New Silk Road".
MONDAY, May 11 - THURSDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - Ministerial meeting EU - Rio Group.
TUESDAY, May 12
PRAGUE - April inflation, March industrial and construction data at 0700
GMT.
PRAGUE - April unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR>
should release first quarte results.
* VIENNA, Austria - Ertse Bank <ERST.VI> <> to hold an annual
shareholders' meeting.
WEDNESDAY, May 13
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002505=>.
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> should release first quarter results.
THURSDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - March retail sales 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.
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================
COMPANY RIC DATE
Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> April 24
NWR <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR> April 28
Komercni Banka <> April 29
Philip Morris <> April 29
ORCO <> April 30
Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <> May 12
CEZ <> May 13
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