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TUESDAY, APRIL 12
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "The Commodity
Cycle in Latin America: Mirages and Dilemmas" - 1500 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Innovations to
Prevent Gender-based Violence: Building Evidence for Effective
Solutions" - 1600 GMT. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim will be
the key speaker.
WASHINGTON - World Bank discussion: "Emerging Lessons from
Involuntary Resettlement" - 1800 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF/World Bank hold "Civil Society Policy Forum"
in Washington (to April 15).
WILMINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey
Lacker speaks on "Economic Leadership in an Uncertain World"
before the Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored
by the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Cameron School
of Business - 2000 GMT.
PHILADELPHIA - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President
Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook at the "Region on
the Rise: A Construction and Development Summit" hosted by
Netrality Properties - 1300 GMT.
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President
John Williams speaks on U.S. monetary policy and the global
economic outlook before the Lendlt USA 2016 Conference - 1900
GMT.
KONGSBERG, Norway - Lecture for Regional Network. Speakers:
Norges Central Bank Governor Oystein Olsen and Deputy Governor
Egil Matsen.
LJUBLJANA - Bank of Slovenia board expected to reveal new GDP,
inflation forecast for 2016 and 2017.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund Managing Director
Christine Lagarde gives opening remarks at conference:
"Low-Income Developing Countries: Conference on Sustainable
Economic Development in a Challenging Global Environment" - 1230
GMT.
WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers
speaks before conference: "Low-Income Developing Countries:
Conference on Sustainable Economic Development in a Challenging
Global Environment" - 1235 GMT.
WASHINGTON - "Low-Income Developing Countries: Conference on
Sustainable Economic Development in a Challenging Global
Environment" - Session I: Inequality, Growth and Resilience and
Session II: Scaling up Public Investment and Debt
Sustainability.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds press briefing on the Global Financial
Stability Report - 1300 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds "Chief Economists Roundtable:
Growth and Inclusion in Turbulent Times" - 1630 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds discussion: "Conflicts and the Refugee
Crisis: An International Call for Action - 1630 GMT. Speakers:-
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and European Commission
Vice President Kristalina Georgieva.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion, "Future of Food: Why
Healthy, Safe and Sustainable Food is a Basic Necessity" - 1800
GMT. African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina will
speak.
WASHINGTON - Institute of International Finance (IIF) presents
"China Forum: What Next For The RMB" with IIF President Tim
Adams, People's Bank of China Deputy Governor Yi Gang and IMF
Asia and Pacific Department Director Changyong Rhee.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Out of the
Shadows: Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority" -
2000 GMT. Speakers: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation Executive Director Alan Bollard and
Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book of economic
condition - 1800 GMT.
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada key policy interest rate announcement
and Monetary Policy Report - 1400 GMT.
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and Senior
Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will hold a press conference
following the bank's interest rate decision and the release of
the monetary policy report - 1515 GMT.
LONDON - UK parliament Treasury Committee's Budget 2016 hearing
with economists - 1315 GMT.
SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada
to speak to business leaders in Shimonoseki.
NEW YORK - "Europe 2018: The Framework for the Future and How
to Benefit". Austrian Finance Minister Hans Jorg Schelling and
Austrian central bank Governor Ewald Nowotny will speak.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
WASHINGTON - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim holds press
conference - 1245 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde holds
press conference - 1330 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds discussion, "Opportunity Africa:
Reducing Risk and Mobilizing Financing on a New Scale" - 1300
GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Focus on Results"
- 1430 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde
participates in interview, "The Managing Director's Interview on
the Global Economy" - 1600 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion, "Turning the Paris
Climate Agreement into Action" - 1700 GMT. Speakers: World Bank
Group President Jim Yong Kim and Bank of England Governor Mark
Carney.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Innovative
Financial Solutions for Today's Development Challenges" - 1800
GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF discussion on "Emerging Markets at the
Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities" - 1830 GMT. Speakers:
Central bank of Russia Deputy Governor Ksenia Yudaeva, IMF First
Deputy Managing Director David Lipton and Argentina Finance
Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Think Forests: Why
Investing in Forests is the Next Big Thing" - 1830 GMT.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Treasury Counselor Antonio Weiss testifies on
"Examining Current Trends and Changes in the Fixed-Income
Markets" before the Senate's banking subcommittee on securities,
insurance and investment and the subcommittee on Economic Policy
- 1400 GMT.
CHICAGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis
Lockhart participates in moderated discussion, "Federal Reserve
Perspective," before the ENGAGE International Investment
Education Symposium - 1400 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell
testifies on "Examining Current Trends and Changes in
Fixed-Income Markets" before the Senate Banking subcommittee on
securities, insurance, and investments and the subcommittee on
economic policy - 1400 GMT.
LONDON - Bank of England announces interest rate decision -
1100 GMT.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles
Evans speaks on current economic conditions and monetary policy
before the J.P. Morgan Investment Seminar - 1630 GMT.
WASHINGTON - 2016 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank Group (to April 17).
SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia to publish financial
stability review report - 0130 GMT.
MONDAY, APRIL 18
NEW BRITAIN - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric
Rosengren gives lecture before the Central Connecticut State
University American Savings Foundation Distinguished Lecture
Series - 2300 GMT.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
NEW YORK - Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens
speaks at the Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) 2016 Global Macro Conference - 1330
GMT.
LONDON - UK finance minister George Osborne to appear before
Parliament's Treasury Committee to discuss EU membership.
SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of
its April monetary policy meeting - 0130 GMT.
MADRID - Bank of Spain Governor Luis Maria Linde will deliver
the closing speech of the XXIII Financial Sector meeting: "The
challenge of profit in an uncertain environment" organized by
ABC and Deloitte - 1140 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
STOCKHOLM - Swedish central bank holds monetary policy meeting
(to April 21).
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
STOCKHOLM - Swedish central bank announces interest rate
decision. Monetary Policy Report will be published - 0730 GMT.
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