New or amended items marked *

ALL TIMES GMT (Note: Czech Republic GMT+1)

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UPCOMING ECONOMIC INDICATORS

31/03 0800/1000 Money supply Feb n/f 8.6
31/03 0800/1000 Foreign debt euros Q4 n/f 61.36bln
01/04 0730/0930 PMI index March n/f 32.6
01/04 n/a Budget balance March n/f 5.40bln
06/04 0700/0900 Foreign trade Feb n/a 3.46bln
07/04 0800/1000 FX reserves March n/f 28.17bln
09/04 0700/0900 Inflation m/m March n/a 0.1%
09/04 0700/0900 Inflation y/y March n/a 2.0%
09/04 0700/0900 Unemployment March n/a 7.4%
14/04 0800/1000 CA balance CZK Feb n/a -1.52bln
14/04 0700/0900 Industrial output Feb n/a -23.3%
14/04 0700/0900 Construction output Feb n/f -11.1%
14/04 0700/0900 Retail sales y/y Feb n/a -3.3%
15/04 0700/0900 Producer prices m/m March n/a 0.3%
15/04 0700/0900 Producer prices y/y March n/a -0.6%
15/04 0700/0900 Export prices y/y Feb n/f 3.3%
15/04 0700/0900 Import prices y/y Feb n/f 0.0%

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COMPANY RESULTS

CZK bln
26/03 AAA Cars n/a 2008 results
31/03 ORCO Real estate n/a 2008 results

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NOTE. n/a = not yet available
n/f = not forecast

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FRIDAY, March 27

PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue its session. * PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) chairman Jiri Paroubek (0800 GMT). * PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) chairman Jiri Cunek (0900 GMT).

HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich). A news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, Commissioner responsible for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner and representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana at 1630 GMT. News briefings of individual delegations at 1700 GMT.

SATURDAY, March 28

HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic - Informal Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) to continue. A news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, European Commissioner responsible for enlargement Olli Rhen and representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana at 1330 GMT. News briefings of individual delegations at 1400 GMT.

SUNDAY, March 29

The Czech Republic switches to daylight saving time (GMT+2).

MONDAY, March 30

PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.

PRAGUE - Israeli President Shimon Peres to visit the Czech Republic.

TUESDAY, March 31

PRAGUE - February money supply and Q4 foreign debt data at 0800 GMT. * PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to hold an extraordinary session. It is scheduled to discuss the ownership of Letiste Praha, the state-run operator of the Prague international airport (1200 GMT).

PRAGUE - Conference "Economic Crisis in the Czech Republic" with Czech central bank (CNB) Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer (1315 GMT). * PRAGUE - Developer ORCO should release 2008 results.

WEDNESDAY, April 1

PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for February due out at 0730 GMT.

PRAGUE - End-March budget balance data and a detailed calendar for the issuance of domestic state bonds in the fifth month of 2009.

PRAGUE - 15-year government bond auction.

PRAGUE - Roundtable "Do We See Light at the End of the Tunnel?" with Czech central bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma opening speech (1130 GMT).

THURSDAY, April 2

PRAGUE - 13-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.

AMSTERDAM - Drug maker Zentiva to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.

FRIDAY, April 3

PRAGUE - Minutes from the March 26 governing board meeting at 0700 GMT.

PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, a unit of Spain's Telefonica to hold a shareholders' meeting.

FRIDAY, April 3 - SATURDAY, April 4

PRAGUE - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN).

SUNDAY, April 5

PRAGUE - EU-USA Summit with the highest representatives of all 27 EU Member States and U.S. President Barack Obama.

MONDAY, April 6

PRAGUE - February foreign trade data at 0700 GMT.

PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.

TUESDAY, April 7

PRAGUE - March foreign exchange reserves data at 0800 GMT.

THURSDAY, April 9

PRAGUE - March inflation data at 0700 GMT.

PRAGUE - March unemployment 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.

MONDAY, April 13

PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.

TUESDAY, April 14

PRAGUE - February industrial, construction and retail sales data at 0700 GMT.

PRAGUE - February current account balance data at 0800 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, April 15

PRAGUE - March producer prices and February foreign trade prices data at 0700 GMT.

PRAGUE - 3-year government bond auction.

MONDAY, April 20

PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.

MONDAY, April 27

PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a regular session. News conference to follow.

WEDNESDAY, 29 April

PRAGUE - Komercni Banka to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.

THURSDAY, May 7 * 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.

FRIDAY, June 5 - SATURDAY, June 6

Czech Republic - European Parliament elections. ===========================SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS================================

Zentiva April 2
Telefonica O2 CR April 3
Komercni Banka April 29

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The Statistical Bureau (CSU) has set the following dates for release of macroeconomic indicators (data released at 0800 GMT unless noted):

APRIL

6 Foreign trade (Feb)
9 Inflation (March)
14 Industrial output (Feb)
Construction output (Feb)
Retail sales (Feb)
15 Producer prices (March)
Foreign trade prices (Feb)

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The central bank (CNB) set the following dates for releases of economic indicators (data released at 0900 GMT unless noted):

MARCH

31 Money supply (end-Feb)
Foreign debt (Q4)

APRIL

7 Forex reserves (end-March)
14 Balance of payments (end-Feb)
30 Money supply (end-March)

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Czech central bank governing board meetings

APRIL

2 regular
9 regular
16 regular
23 regular
30 regular

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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):

APRIL

9 to end-March ================================================================================

The Finance Ministry set the following dates for the release of state budget balance:

APRIL

1 to end-March

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ISSUE NAME AUCTION DATE ISSUE DATE MATURITY DATE MATURITY VOLUME

(in years) (CZK bln)

Reopening of existing issue
4.10%/11 March 25, 2009 March 30, 2009 April 11, 2011 3 10

Reopening of existing issue
4.70%/22 April 1, 2009 April 6, 2009 Sept 12, 2022 15 8

New issue
VAR/12 April 15, 2009 April 20, 2009 April 11, 2012 3 8

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