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DIARY-France to August 30

Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:04am EDT
 
 Reuters' regional company diaries, covering earnings,
shareholder meetings, news conferences and analyst meetings can
be found by clicking on [WEU/EQUITY] for Western Europe.
 This diary is updated daily: new listings or amendments are
marked with an asterisk.
 Paris local time is GMT + 2 hours.
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 DATE  GMT  LOCAL  INDICATOR        PERIOD  MEDIAN   PRIOR
            TIME                            FORECAST
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 12/08 0645 0845 Consumer prices    Jul    -0.4 pct  +0.1 pct
       0645 0845 Current account    Jun              -2.2 bln
 13/08 0645 0845 GDP (prelim)       Q2     -0.3 pct  -1.2 pct
 14/08 0645 0845 Payrolls (prelim)  Q2               -1.0 pct
 21/08 0658 0858 Flash comp PMI     Aug              47.3
       0658 0858 Flash mfg PMI      Aug              48.1
       0658 0858 Flash ser PMI      Aug              45.5 
 25/08 0645 0845 Housing starts     Jul
 26/08 1600 1800 Unemployment (govt)Jul              -18,600
 28/08 0650 0850 Ind. investment    Q2
 
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 POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS
----------------------Saturday August 15, 2009------------------
*Nationwide - Electricity prices are to rise by an average
2.3 percent for households and businesses to fund investment
including in renewable energy sources.
----------------------Monday August 17, 2009--------------------
 PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).
----------------------Monday August 24, 2009--------------------
 PARIS - Auction of BTF treasury bills (1250 GMT).
----------------------Tuesday August 25, 2009-------------------
 PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy to meet representatives of
banking and financial sectors to discuss remuneration policies
and credit market conditions.
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 There will be no auctions of OATi, OATei or BTAN treasury
notes in August.
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