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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
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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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.
PRAGUE - Ministerial conference on "Building Migration Partnerships". The
news conference to be held on Tuesday at 1030 GMT with Czech Interior Minister
Ivan Langer, European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot, Swedish Minister
for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom and French Minister of
Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development Eric
Besson.
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.
PRAGUE - EU Troika - US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting. The
fght against terrorism, visa policy and border protection and child protection
on the schedule. News conference at 1630 GMT.
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.
LITOMERICE, Czech Republic - Transport Ministers Informal Meeting on
obstacles impeding mass implementation of intelligent transport systems in road
transport. News conference at 1500 GMT.
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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