Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2013.
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: 13.5.2013
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May 13, 2013
Issuance Calendars - June 2013
Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2013.
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: May 13, 2013
The Ministry of Finance hereby presents its regular Performance Evaluation of Primary Dealers in Czech Government Securities. The Primary Dealers are evaluated for the period of Q1 2013.
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: April 30, 2013
The update of the Convergence Programme of the Czech Republic for 2013–2016 is exceptional in several ways. At the beginning of May, the Czech Republic (CR) will enter its tenth year of membership in the European Union (EU). It is also the last year taken into account for proper conclusion of the excessive deficit procedure maintained with the CR. Last but not least, this year is important in terms of anchoring economic policy coordination that is the year for finishing preparations, negotiations and approval of the Czech budgetary and fiscal framework reform.
Source: MoF, Convergence Programme - April 2012, published 04/2013, download in format: PDF.
Based on the implementation of the Fund the Operator of the CZ 01 Programme updates the text of the call on the information about the quality assessment of applications. At the same time, the Annex No.3 of the call - formal application requirements and quality assessment is updated as well.
The updated text of the call and the Annex no. 3 becomes effective from 15 February 2013 and the Annex no. 2 becomes effective from 23 April 2013.
Additional documents to downloadAdditional documents to download
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Annex 2 - Guidelines for Applicants and Final Beneficiaries from the Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level (updated from 23.04.2013)
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Annex 3 - Formal requirements of the application (updated from 15.02.2013)
Source: Ministry of Finance - Centre for Foreign Assistance - preparation and coordination; published 14.02.2013; for download in PDF format
- Updated: March 31, 2013
- Source: MoF, State Debt and Financial Assets Management Department & Implementation of Disposition of State Property Department
Published: April 22, 2013
The 35th Colloquium took place in April 2013. Its results are based on the forecasts of 16 institutions (MoF, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, CNB, CERGE-EI, Citibank, Ceska sporitelna, CSOB, Czech Chamber of Commerce, IES FSV UK, Komercni banka, Liberalni institut, Generali PPF Asset Management, Raiffeisenbank, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, UniCredit Bank). To make the survey more representative, the forecasts of the EC (Winter 2013 European Economic Forecast) and the IMF (April 2013 World Economic Outlook) have been added.
We thank all participating institutions for their cooperation.
Apr 15, 2013
Issuance Calendars - May 2013
Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2013.
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: April 15, 2013
The Macroeconomic Forecast is prepared by the Financial Policy Department of the Czech Ministry of Finance on a quarterly basis. It contains a forecast for the current and following years (i.e. until 2014) and for certain indicators an outlook for another 2 years (i.e. until 2016). As a rule, it is published in the second half of the first month of each quarter.
Source: MoF, Financial Policy Department
Published: April 12, 2013
The Ministry of Finance (hereinafter the “Ministry”) hereby submits the 33rd Debt Portfolio Management Quarterly Review, presenting basic data on parameters of the portfolio of state liabilities and on parameters of the portfolio of state fi nancial assets. The basic monitored strategic targets for 2013 had been quantifi ed in the governing document The Czech Republic Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2013 (hereinafter the “Strategy”) approved by the Minister of Finance and published on 12 December 2012. The Strategy specifi es the operating scope for tactical management of the state debt and fi nancial assets through issuance activity, financial investment and active operations by the Ministry on the secondary market.
Published on April 10, 2013 by Funding & Portfolio Management, Ministry of Finance
The EEA and Norway Grants have entered into a strategic partnership with the Council of Europe to promote tolerance and fundamental rights. This campaign against hate speech online starts on 22 March 2013 and will run through to 2014. Activities countering hatred are encouraged through the EEA NGO programmes. NGOs in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain can apply for project funding to take action against hate speech through the EEA Grants NGO Programmes. The objective is to take action against hate speech online in all its form – while respecting freedom of expression.
More information is attached.
Source: Ministry of Finance - Centre for Foreign Assistance - preparation and coordination; published 03/2013
- Updated: February 28, 2013
- Source: MoF, State Debt and Financial Assets Management Department & Implementation of Disposition of State Property Department
Published: March 25, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Quarterly tables on the level and development of the central government debt (4th quarter 2012)
The Ministry of Finance publishes tables concerning the level and development of the central government debt for 4th quarter 2012 under the methodology of IMF. The tables facilitate to analyze the debt under following basic criterions:
The Ministry of Finance also offers data on state guarantees and time series of the 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:
The Programme CZ09 Research Support Fund was approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 25th January 2013. The Programme Operator of the Programme is the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The Programme will be presented at the information event organized by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports on Friday 5th April 2013 in Building C, Karmelitská 7 Prague 1.
Agenda of the event is attached.
Source: Ministry of Finance - Centre for Foreign Assistance - preparation and coordination; published 12.03.2013
Fund for bilateral cooperation at national level within the EEA and Norway Grants 2009 - 2014: Side-Event: “Exchange of experience and best practice in the field of tackling and preventing domestic violence and violence against women is a crucial part of the fight against these societal problems”
On 7th March 2013 the representatives of the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs attended the workshop focused on exchange examples of good practice in tackling domestic violence and violence against women. The Norwegian non-government organization Alternative til Vold presented its experiences in the field of programmes for victims of domestic violence and its perpetrators.
The side event was supported by Fund for bilateral cooperation at national level within the EEA and Norway Grants 2009 – 2014. Implementation of the project, which aims to combat domestic violence, will be launched during this year.
For more information visit http://www.mpsv.cz/cs/14816 
The Czech National Bank and the Ministry of Finance have recommended not to set a target date for adopting the euro yet and thus not to attempt to enter ERM II in 2013. This joint recommendation, based on the “Assessment of the Fulfilment of the Maastricht Convergence Criteria and the Degree of Economic Alignment of the Czech Republic with the Euro Area”, was adopted by the government at its meeting on 20 December 2012. >> detail
Attached document:
- Assessment of the Fulfilment of the Maastricht Convergence Criteria and the Degree of Economic Alignment of the Czech Republic with the Euro Area - 2012
- A joint document of the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and the Czech National Bank.
- Approved by the Government of the Czech Republic on 20 December 2012.
- Updated: November 30, 2012
- Source: MoF, State Debt and Financial Assets Management Department & Implementation of Disposition of State Property Department
Published: December 20, 2012
Dec 14, 2012
Quarterly tables on the level and development of the central government debt (3rd quarter 2012)
The Ministry of Finance publishes tables concerning the level and development of the central government debt for 3rd quarter 2012 under the methodology of IMF. The tables facilitate to analyze the debt under following basic criterions:
The Ministry of Finance also offers data on state guarantees and time series of the 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:
The Strategy is based on and conforms with the draft bill regarding the state budget of the Czech Republic for 2013, the medium-term outlook of the state budget of the Czech Republic for 2014 to 2015, the medium-term expenditure frameworks for 2014 to 2015, the Fiscal Outlook of the Czech Republic from November 2012 and the Macroeconomic Forecast for the Czech Republic from October 2012.
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Date of publication: 12 December 2012
Source: MOF - Debt and Financial Assets Management Department MF CR
- Presentation Documents
Date of publication: 12 December 2012
Source: MOF - Debt and Financial Assets Management Department MF CR
Dec 12, 2012
Issuance Calendars - January 2013
Issuance calendars results from Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2013.
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: December 12, 2012
Fiscal Outlook is prepared every six months in the Ministry of Finance’s Financial Policies Department. It generally is published in May and November. More detailed data on the macroeconomic development can be found in the publication Macroeconomic Forecast of the Czech Republic, which is published every quarter, usually in the second half of the first month of each quarter.
The 34th Colloquium took place in November 2012. Its results are based on the forecasts of 18 institutions (MoF, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, CNB, CERGE-EI, Citibank, Cyrrus, Ceska sporitelna, CSOB, Czech Chamber of Commerce, IES FSV UK, Komercni banka, Liberalni institut, Patria Finance, Generali PPF Asset Management, Raiffeisenbank, The Union of Czech Production Co-operatives, UniCredit Bank). To make the survey more representative, the forecasts of the EC (Autumn 2012 Economic Forecast), the IMF (October 2012 World Economic Outlook) and the OECD (November 2012 Economic Outlook) have been added.
We thank all participating institutions for their cooperation.
- Updated: October 31, 2012
- Source: MoF, State Debt and Financial Assets Management Department & Implementation of Disposition of State Property Department
Published: November 20, 2012
- Updated: September 30, 2012
- Source: MoF, State Debt and Financial Assets Management Department & Implementation of Disposition of State Property Department
Published: October 24, 2012
The Ministry of Finance (hereinafter the “Ministry”) hereby submits the 31st Debt Portfolio Management Quarterly Review, presenting basic data on parameters of the portfolio of state liabilities and on parameters of the portfolio of state fi nancial assets. The basic monitored strategic targets for 2012 had been quantifi ed in the governing document The Czech Republic Funding and Debt Management Strategy for 2012 (hereinafter the “Strategy”) approved by the Minister of Finance and publishedon 12 December 2011. The Strategy specifies the operating scope for tactical management of the state debt and fi nancial assets through issuance activity, financial investment and active operations by the Ministry on the secondary market.
The total net expenditures on the state debt management in Q1-Q3 amounted CZK 35.9 bn. Revenues from accrued interest yields and bond premiums contributed CZK 9.2 bn to reduction of the gross costs, and yields from fi nancial investments made as part of liquidity management contributed CZK 0.8 bn. Gross costs on the state debt management reached CZK 46.1 bn.
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department
Published: October 10, 2012
On 1st October 2012, the Czech Republic, rated A1, AA-, and A+ (all stable outlook) by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch, respectively, launched and priced a EUR 750mn tap of the EUR 2bn 3.875% May 2022 Eurobond originally issued in February 2012. Barclays, Česká spořitelna (Erste Group), SG CIB and UniCredit acted as Joint Lead Managers on the offering. >> detail
Source: MoF, Debt and Financial Assets Management Department in co-operation with Communication Unit, published 10/2012
Sep 14, 2012
Quarterly tables on the level and development of the central government debt (2nd quarter 2012)
The Ministry of Finance publishes tables concerning the level and development of the central government debt for 2nd quarter 2012 under the methodology of IMF. The tables facilitate to analyze the debt under following basic criterions:
The Ministry of Finance also offers data on state guarantees and time series of the 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:
The Ministry of Finance submits the 30th 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: July 10, 2012
Financial Market Analyses Unit has published a Report on Financial Market Developments in 2011 that covers the most significant events and trends in the past year, including expected future trends in the particular financial market segments.
Source: MoF, Financial Market Analyses Unit
Published: July/2012, updated: September 04, 2012/ July 20, 2012
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