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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <ECONCZ>
DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR
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 7.0bln 8.70bln
07/05 0800/1000 FX reserves April n/f 27.68bln
12/05 0700/0900 Inflation m/m April 0.1% 0.2%
12/05 0700/0900 Inflation y/y April 2.0% 2.3%
12/05 0700/0900 Unemployment April 7.8% 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 -2.5% -7.9%
15/05 0700/0900 GDP estimate y/y Q1 n/a 0.7%
15/05 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m April -0.2% -1.1%
15/05 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y April -2.2% -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 5.1bln 17.13bln
28/05-02/06 n/a Industrial estimate April n/a -17.5%
29/05 0800/1000 Money supply April n/f 9.1
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COMPANY RESULTS
DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ----
NET PROFIT ITEM
CZK bln
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
14/05 Unipetrol <><PKNA.WA> Oil n/a Q1 results
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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast
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Until FRIDAY, May 8
PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a session. Constitutional
law on shortening electoral term for the lower house and package of anti-crisis
measures on the schedule.
FRIDAY, May 1
Labour day. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be closed.
SUNDAY, May 3
* PRAGUE - Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, designate Premier Jan Fischer and
government economic council to meet. News conference at 1530 GMT.
* PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and his Japanese counterpart
Taro Aso to meet. News conference at 1655 GMT.
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.
PRAGUE - EU - Japan Summit (Troika) with Czech President Vaclav Klaus,
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Union (EU) High
Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso.
PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference due at
1100 GMT.
TUESDAY, May 5 - WEDNESDAY, May 6
PRAGUE - European Union's conference "Eastern Partnership: Towards Civil
Society Forum". The main objective of the conference will be to facilitate
dialogue of civil society of EU Member States and Eastern Partnership countries
on the importance, content and practical implementation of the initiative and
formulate specific recommendations for its dynamic development.
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 <> to release first quarter results at 0630
GMT. A news conference at 1100 GMT, conference call at 1400 GMT.
FRIDAY, May 8
Liberation day. Prague Stock Exchange, banks and markets are to be closed.
PRAGUE - European Union's Summit "Southern Corridor - New Silk Road".
MONDAY, May 11 - THURSDAY, May 14
PRAGUE - Ministerial meeting EU - Rio Group in attendance of 27 European
Union's Foreign Ministers and 23 Foreign Ministers from Latin America and the
Caribbean.
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.
PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol <>, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen
<PKNA.WA> should release first quarter results.
===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================
COMPANY RIC DATE
ORCO <> April 30
Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <> May 12
CEZ <> May 13
CME <CETV.O> <> May 15
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