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===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================
 COMPANY                   RIC                          DATE
 no meeting on the schedule
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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):
                                
 JUNE
                                
  5     Real wage (Q1)
                                
  8     Foreign trade (April)
                                
  9     Inflation (May)
                                
        GDP (Q1)
                                
 11     Industrial output (April)
                                
        Construction output (April)
                                
 15     Retail sales (April)
                                
        Producer prices (May)
                                
        Foreign trade prices (April)
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 The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic
indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted):
                                
 MAY
                                
 29     Money supply (end-April)
                                
 JUNE
                                
  5     Forex reserves (end-May)
                                
 17     Balance of payments (end-April)
                                
 30     Money supply (end-May)
                                
        Foreign debt and investment position (Q1)
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 Czech central bank governing board meetings
                                
                                MEETING TYPE
                                
 MAY
                                
 21                             regular
                                
 28                             regular
                                
 JUNE
                                
  4                             regular
                                
 11                             regular
                                
 17                             regular
                                
 25                             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):
                                
 JUNE
                                
  8  to end-May
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 The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget
balance:
                                
 JUNE
                                
  1   to end-May
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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 <CZ1002505=>
VAR/12         May 13, 2009     May 18, 2009    April 11, 2012     3         7
Opening new issue <CZ1002547=>
5.70%/24       May 20, 2009     May 25, 2009    May 25, 2024      15         8
Reopening of existing issue <CZ1002471=>
5.00%/19       June 3, 2009     June 8 2009     April 11, 2019    10         8
Reopening of existing issue <CZ1002505=>
VAR/12         June 17, 2009    June 22, 2009   April 11, 2012     3         7
Reopening of existing issue <CZ1002547=>
5.70%/24       June 24, 2009    June 29, 2009   May 25, 2024      15         7
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 (Editing by Mirka Krufova)