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Friday November 6, 03:40 PM
DIARY - Czech Republic - to December 31

New or amended items marked * ALL TIMES GMT (Note (Stockholm: NOTE.ST - news) : Czech Republic GMT+1) See (0491.HK - news) below for full macroeconomic forecasts ================================================================================ UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS DATE---GMT/LOCAL---INDICATOR--------------PERIOD----FORECAST----PRIOR 09/11 0800/0900 Unemployment Oct 8.6 8.6% 09/11 0800/0900 Inflation m/m Oct -0.1 -0.4% 09/11 0800/0900 Inflation y/y Oct -0.1 0.0% 11/11 0800/0900 Industrial output Sept -12.0 -8.4% 11/11 0800/0900 Construction output Sept n/f 0.6% 11/11 0900/1000 CA balance CZK Sept -5.5 -8.46bln 13/11 0800/0900 Retail sales y/y Sept -6.0 -3.5% 13/11 0800/0900 GDP flash estimate Q3 n/a -5.5 16/11 0800/0900 Producer prices m/m Oct -0.2 -0.4% 16/11 0800/0900 Producer prices y/y Oct -4.5 -5.4% 16/11 0800/0900 Export prices y/y Sept n/f -2 7% 16/11 0800/0900 Import prices y/y Sept n/f -7.2% 30/11 0900/1000 Money supply Oct n/f 4.3 30/10-03/12 Industrial estimate Oct n/a -11.9% 01/12 0830/0930 PMI index Nov n/f 49.8 01/12 n/a Budget balance Nov n/f -138.09bln 04/12 0800/0900 Real (Frankfurt: BJU.F - news) wage y/y Q3 n/f 1.4% 07/12 0800/0900 Foreign trade Oct n/a 17.76bln 07/12 0900/1000 FX reserves Nov n/f 27.94bln 09/12 0800/0900 GDP y/y Q3 n/a -5.5% ================================================================================ COMPANY RESULTS DATE---COMPANY----------RIC------------SECTOR------AVERAGE FCAST--FORECAST ---- NET PROFIT ITEM CZK bln 10/11 VIG Insurance eur 86.0 mln Q3 net income 11/11 Telefonica O2 Telecoms n/a Q3 results 12/11 CEZ Energy n/a Q3 results 13/11 Unipetrol Oil n/a Q3 results 18/11 NWR Mining n/a Q3 results -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE. n/a = not yet available n/f = not forecast For real-time indicators, click on. For all Reuters short and medium-term forecasts of Czech indicators, click on. ================================================================================ MONDAY, November (Frankfurt: A0Z24E - news) 9 PRAGUE - October unemployment data at 0700 GMT. PRAGUE - October inflation data at 0700 GMT. PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. News conference to follow. TUESDAY, November 10 VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Vienna Insurance Group (Vienna: VIG.VI - news) should release nine-month results. WEDNESDAY, November 11 PRAGUE - September industrial and construction data at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - September current account balance data at 0900 GMT. PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction. PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic (Berlin: TEE.BE - news) , a unit of Spain's Telefonica (Madrid: BTEF.MC - news) , should release nine-month results. Conference call at 1700 GMT. THURSDAY, November 12 PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. PRAGUE - Power firm CEZ to release third quarter results. FRIDAY, November 13 PRAGUE - September retail sales data at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - Q3 gross domestic product estimate data at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - Minutes from the November 5 governing board meeting at 0800 GMT. PRAGUE - Chemicals group Unipetrol, a unit of Poland's PKN Orlen should release third quarter results on Web site www.unipetrol.cz as soon as possible after midnight. * PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session on technical adjustments in 2009 state budget (0900 GMT). MONDAY, November 16 PRAGUE - October producer prices and August foreign trade prices data at 0800 GMT. TUESDAY, November 17 CZECH REPUBLIC - National holiday. Banks and markets are closed. WEDNESDAY, November 18 AMSTERDAM - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) should release third quarter results. Presentation and conference call for investors and analysts at 1000 GMT. THURSDAY, November 19 PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary policy issues. THURSDAY, November 26 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. MONDAY, November 30 PRAGUE - October money supply data at 0900 GMT. MONDAY, November 30 - THURSDAY, December 3 PRAGUE - Preliminary October industrial output data. TUESDAY, December 1 PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for November due out at 0830 GMT. PRAGUE - End-November budget balance data and a detailed calendar for the issuance of domestic state bonds in January of 2010. TUESDAY, December 1 - FRIDAY, December 4 * PRAGUE - Emerging European Investment Forum on regional blue chips (their quarterly performance, strategy and plans in the context of changing macroeconomic and political environments). TUESDAY, December 1 - FRIDAY, December 11 * PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold a session. THURSDAY, December 3 PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction. FRIDAY, December 4 * PRAGUE - Q3 real wage data at 0800 GMT. MONDAY, December 7 * PRAGUE - October foreign trade data at 0800 GMT. * PRAGUE - November foreign exchange reserves data at 0900 GMT. WEDNESDAY, December 9 * PRAGUE - Q3 gross domestic product at 0800 GMT. ===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================ COMPANY RIC DATE no meetings on the schedule ================================================================================ The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0700 GMT unless noted): NOVEMBER 9 Inflation (Oct) 11 Industrial output (Sept) Construction output (Sept) 13 GDP estimate (Q3) Retail sales (Sept) 16 Producer prices (Oct) Foreign trade prices (Sept) DECEMBER 4 Average wage (Q3) 7 Foreign trade (Oct) 9 Inflation (Nov) GDP (Q3) 14 Industrial output (Oct) Construction output (Oct) Retail sales (Oct) 15 Producer prices (Nov) Foreign trade prices (Oct) ================================================================================ The central bank (CNB (CNBZ.OB - news) ) set the following dates for releases of economic indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted): NOVEMBER 11 Balance of payments (end-Sept) 30 Money supply (end-Oct) DECEMBER 7 Forex reserves (end-Nov) 11 Balance of payments (end-Oct) 31 Money supply (end-Nov) Foreign debt (Q3) ================================================================================ Czech central bank governing board meetings MEETING TYPE NOVEMBER 12 regular 19 regular 26 regular DECEMBER 3 regular 10 regular 16 Situation report ================================================================================ The Labour and Social Affairs Ministry set the following dates for releasing monthly unemployment data (data released on the same day as CPI (NYSE: CPY - news) figures): NOVEMBER 9 to end-Oct ================================================================================ The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget balance: DECEMBER 1 to end-November ================================================================================ REGULAR STATE BONDS ISSUE CALENDAR ISSUE NAME AUCTION DATE ISSUE DATE MATURITY DATE MATURITY VOLUME (in years) (CZK bln) Reopening of existing issue 5.00%/19 Nov 11, 2009 Nov 16 2009 April 11, 2019 10 5 Reopening of existing issue 5.70%/24 Dec 02, 2009 Dec 07, 2009 May 25, 2024 15 6 ================================================================================ (Editing by Mirka Krufova)