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
19/05 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y March 4.0 6.3%
30/05 0800/1000 Money supply May n/f 9.0%
02/06 0700/0900 Real wage y/y Q1 n/f 1.9%
02/06 0730/0930 PMI index May n/f 54.1
02/06 n/a Budget balance May n/f -28.09bln
06/06 0700/0900 Foreign trade April n/a 8.12bln
06/06 0800/1000 FX reserves May n/f 24.66bln
09/06 0700/0900 Inflation m/m May n/a 0.4%
09/06 0700/0900 Inflation y/y May n/a 6.8%
09/06 0700/0900 Unemployment May n/a 5.2%
10/06 0700/0900 GDP y/y Q1 n/f 6.6%
11/06 0700/0900 Industrial output April n/a -2.1%
12/06 0700/0900 Construction output April n/f 0.8%
13/06 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m May n/a 0.0%
13/06 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y May n/a 4.7%
13/06 0700/0900 Export prices y/y April n/f -5.3%
13/06 0700/0900 Import prices y/y April n/f -3.9%
17/06 0800/1000 CA balance CZK April n/a -0.57bln
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
19/05 Zentiva <> Pharma 0.397 Q1 net profit
20/05 VIG <VIGRsp.PR> Insurance eur97.0mln Q1 profit
28/05 ECM <> Real estate n/a Q1 results
28/05 PEGAS <PGSNsp.PR Textil n/a Q1 results
29/05 AAA <> Cars n/a Q1 results
29/05 ORCO <> Real estate n/a Q1 results
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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MONDAY, May 19
PRAGUE - March retail sales data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <> to release first quarter results.
News conference with CEO Jiri Michal and CFO Petr Sulc at 1200 GMT.
TUESDAY, May 20
VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group <VIGR.VI> <VIGRsp.PR> to
release first quarter results.
WEDNESDAY, May 21
PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ <> to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction <CZ1001887=>.
TEPLICE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
THURSDAY, May 22
PRAGUE - Microsoft <MSFT.O> Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to visit the Czech
Republic. Scheduled to speak at the European Science and Technology Forum (1130
GMT).
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
THURSDAY, May 22 - FRIDAY, May 23
PRAGUE - European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) with EC President Jose Manuel
Barroso, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Slovak Prime Minister Robert
Fico. News conference on Thursday at 1330 GMT and on Friday at 1100 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, May 28
PRAGUE - ECM Real Estate Investments <> to release first quarter
results.
PRAGUE - Artificial textile maker Pegas Nonwovens <> to release
first quarter results.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to
follow.
LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <> to hold and
extraordinary shareholders' meeting.
THURSDAY, May 29
LUXEMBOURG - Developer Orco Property Group <> to release first
quarter results.
PRAGUE - Used car dealer AAA Auto <> to release first quarter
results.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
FRIDAY, May 30
PRAGUE - April money supply at 0800 GMT.
MONDAY, June 2
PRAGUE - Q1 real wage data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May due out at 0730 GMT.
PRAGUE - End-May budget balance data and a detailed calendar for the
issuance of domestic state bonds in the third quarter of 2008.
TUESDAY, June 3 - FRIDAY, June 13
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session.
WEDNESDAY, June 4
PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction <CZ1001945=>.
THURSDAY, June 5
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 annual shareholders'
meeting.
FRIDAY, June 6
PRAGUE - April foreign trade at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - May foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.
MONDAY, June 9
PRAGUE - May inflation data at 0700 GMT.
PRAGUE - Mayl unemployment data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, June 10
PRAGUE - Q1 Gross domestic product data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, June 10 - WEDNESDAY, June 11
PRAGUE - World Biofuels Forum 2008.
WEDNESDAY, June 11
PRAGUE - April industrial output data at 0700 GMT.
THURSDAY, June 12
PRAGUE - 39-week T-bill auction.
PRAGUE - April construction output 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.
FRIDAY, June 13
* PRAGUE - May producer prices and April foreign trade price data at 0700 GMT.
TUESDAY, June 17
PRAGUE - April current account balance data at 0800 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, June 18
PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction <CZ1002158=>.
PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly
meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues.
THURSDAY, June 26
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.
THURSDAY, July 4
* PRAGUE - Minutes from the June 26 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.
