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Source: MoF, 58 - International Relations Department, 582 - International Organisations and Bilateral Relations Outside the EU Unit, published May 21, 2012

Additional information - published February 28, 2012:

• Czech Republic - 2012 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement - February 27, 2012 ("Concluding Statement“)

• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bonds - June 2012
• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bills - June 2012

Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: May 14, 2012

• Issuance Calendar of Retail Savings Bonds - II. Quarter 2012

Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: May 10, 2012

The update of the Convergence Programme for 2011-2015 presented here has for the second time in a row been prepared in accordance with a new timetable, the European Semester, and for the first time under the regime of new European legislative measures, the so-called "six-pack", fundamentally changing economic-political coordination. The objective of the European Semester is to deepen and strengthen multilateral budget surveillance as well as fiscal and structural policy coordination within the EU. National fiscal policies are therefore coordinated in the preparation phase of public budgets and their medium term outlooks.

Source: MoF, Convergence Programme - April 2012, published 04/2012, download in format: PDF.

The Ministry of Finance hereby presents its regular Performance Evaluation of Primary Dealers in Czech Government Securities. The Primary Dealers are evaluated from Q2 2011 to Q1 2012. As from 1 October 2011, the evaluation methodology has changed significantly.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: April 30, 2012

The 33^rd Colloquium took place in April 2012. Its results are based on the forecasts of 15 institutions (MoF, MPO, MPSV, CNB, Ceska sporitelna, CSOB, Komercni banka, Liberalni institut, Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Patria Finance, Generali PPF Asset Management, Raiffeisenbank, The Union of Czech Production Co-operatives, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, UniCredit Bank). To make the survey more representative, the forecasts of the EC (February 2012 Interim Forecast) and the IMF (April 2012 World Economic Outlook) have been added.

We thank all participating institutions for their cooperation.

• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bonds - May 2012
• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bills - May 2012

Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: April 16, 2012

Macroeconomic forecasts are prepared by the Financial Policy Department of the Czech Ministry of Finance with quarterly periodicity. It contains a forecast for current and following years and for some indicators an outlook for further 2 years. As a rule, they are published in the second half of the first month of each quarter.

The Ministry of Finance submits the 29th Debt Portfolio Management Quarterly Review. The purpose is to present the underlying debt portfolio risk management measures and performance with respect to the planned annual financing programme. Thus, achievements of the medium-term strategic targets of debt management policy are reported. For 2012 these targets were quantifi ed in the Czech Republic Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012 released on 15 December 2011. The Strategy specifies operating space for the asset and liability management through issuance activity, financial investment and active operations of the Ministry of Finance on secondary market of government bonds and financial derivatives.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: April 10, 2012

The conference "Enhancing the Partnership between V4 Countries and the World Bank Group" was held on 21st March 2012 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Czernin Palace under the auspices of the Deputy Minister of Finance Mr. Tomáš Zídek and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimír Galuška. The conference was a part of the Czech Presidency activities within the Visegrad Group and was jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance in close cooperation with the World Bank Group.

The conference was followed the next day by a seminar “Business Opportunities for V4 Private Sector: Products and services of IFC and its Partners”. The seminar was opened by the president of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Petr Kužel. The International Finance Corporation presented specific opportunities for private sector in the sectors of infrastructure, manufacturing and consultancy services.

Please find the presentations from both days - to be download in  format Zip

Source: Ministry od Finace - Dept 58 - International Relations Department; published 29.03.2012, to be download in ZIP format

The Ministry of Finance publishes tables concerning the level and development of the central government debt for 4^th quarter 2011 under the methodology of IMF. The tables facilitate to analyze the debt under following basic criterions:

• Central Government Debt by Type of Instrument
• Central Government Debt by Maturity
• Central Government Debt by Type of Holder

The Ministry of Finance also offers data on state guarantees and time series of the development of the central government debt:

• Debt Guaranteed by the Central Government
• Development of the Central Government Debt

Data concerning the level and development of the central government debt are available in the summary table as well:

• Fiscal Data for the Czech Republic - Central Government Debt

• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bonds - April 2012
• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bills - April 2012

Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: March 12, 2012

Czech Republic - 2012 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement - February 27, 2012 ("Concluding Statement“)

• Source: MoF, 58 - International Relations Department, 582 - International Organisations and Bilateral Relations Outside the EU Unit, published February 27, 2012

On February 20th, The Czech Republic, rated A1, AA-, and A+ (all stable outlook) by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch respectively, launched and priced a new long 10-year EUR 2bn Eurobond issue, achieving a coupon of 3.875%. Barclays Capital, Česká spořitelna (Erste Group), SG CIB and UniCredit were mandated as Joint-Lead Managers.

The Ministry of Finance included T-Bond of the Czech Republic, 2006-2036, 4.20 %, into the Issuance Calendar for Treasury Bonds for March 2012 on the basis of indicated demand of Primary Dealers and their recommendations. The primary objective of the Ministry of Finance is not a regular and significant sale of that T-Bond within this year, but flexible response to investors’ interest in long-term government bonds as a sign of credibility of the Czech Republic.

• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bonds - March 2012
• Issuance Calendar of Treasury Bills - March 2012

Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012.

Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: February 13, 2012