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FRIDAY, APRIL 15
WASHINGTON - 2016 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank Group (to April 17).
WASHINGTON - IMF discussion on "Private Sector Solutions in
Challenging Markets" - 1300 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Press briefing: European Department at IMF
headquarters - 1315 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Press briefing: African Department at IMF
headquarters - 1415 GMT.
WASHINGTON - Press briefing: Middle East and Central Asia
Department at IMF headquarters - 1515 GMT.
WASHINGTON - G20 press conference at IMF headquarters - 1715
GMT.
WASHINGTON - Press briefing: Western Hemisphere Department at
IMF headquarters - 1815 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Forced
Displacement: A Global Development Challenge". Speakers: World
Bank President Jim Yong Kim, United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon and Kingdom of Jordan Queen Rania Al-Abdullah - 1500
GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds discussion on "Sub-Saharan Africa: Just
a Rough Patch?". Speakers: African Development Bank President
Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, IMF
Deputy Managing Director Mitsuhiro Furusawa and Rwanda Finance
Minister Claver Gatete - 1530 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Digital Dividends
for East Asia Pacific - Faster Growth, More Jobs and Better
Governance?" - 1630 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "Competition Policy
in Developing Countries: Helping Markets Perform Better",
Speakers:- Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development Secretary General Angel Gurria and World Bank Chief
Financial Officer Joaquim Levy - 1800 GMT.
WASHINGTON - World Bank hosts discussion on "Powering Up
Growth: Ideas for Beating the Slowdown". Speakers: Pakistan
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Angola Finance Minister Armando
Manuel and Ukraine Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko - 2000 GMT.
WASHINGTON - A Celebration of the United Nations and World Bank
Group partnership. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and United
Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to attend - 2130 GMT.
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.
SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia financial stability review
report - 0130 GMT.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "State of the
Africa Region" - 1500 GMT.
WASHINGTON - African finance ministers press briefing - 1500
GMT. Swaziland Finance Minister Martin Dlamini and Somalia
Finance Minister Mohamed Adan Ibrahim to attend.
WASHINGTON - International Monetary and Financial Committee
press conference at the IMF headquarters - 1700 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds discussion on "The Evolving Role of
China in the Global Economy" - 1930 GMT.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
WASHINGTON - IMF holds "Fiscal Forum 2016: Strengthening the
International Tax System" - 1300 GMT. Speakers: IMF Managing
Director Christine Lagarde and Swedish Finance Minister
Magdalena Andersson.
WASHINGTON - World Bank holds discussion on "A New Vision for
Financing Development". Speakers: World Bank President Jim Yong
Kim, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan and Ghana
Finance Minister Seth Terkper - 1400 GMT.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds discussion on "Digital Disruptions to
the Financial System: Opportunities and Threats" - Panel 1 -
Fintech - 1400 GMT. IMF First Deputy Managing Director David
Lipton and Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins
to speak.
WASHINGTON - IMF holds discussion on "Digital Disruptions to
the Financial System: Opportunities and Threats" - Panel 1 -
Cyber Security. U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary
Sarah Bloom Raskin to speak - 1400 GMT.
MONDAY, APRIL 18
MINNEAPOLIS - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President
Neel Kashkari speaks before the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce -
1630 GMT.
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.
LONDON - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney appears before
House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee - 1435 GMT.
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.
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and Senior
Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will appear before the House of
Commons Standing Committee on Finance - 1500 GMT.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
STOCKHOLM - Swedish central bank holds monetary policy meeting
(to April 21).
OSLO - Norges Central Bank Governor Oystein Olsen speaks at the
Norwegian Polytechnic Society - 0530 GMT.
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
PRAGUE - Joint European Central Bank and Czech National Bank
conference on "Productivity and external rebalancing" (to April
22). Speakers: Czech National Bank Governor Miroslav Singer,
European Central Bank Editorial Board Member Filippo di Mauro
and Bank of Portugal economist Joao Amador.
STOCKHOLM - Swedish central bank announces interest rate
decision. Monetary policy report will be published - 0730 GMT.
MONDAY, APRIL 25
FRANKFURT - Joint conference of the European Commission and
European Central Bank on "Completing European financial
integration: What next?" Speakers: European Commission's
Jonathan Hill, ECB members Vitor Constancio and Benoit Coeure.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26
NEW YORK, United States - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz
will gives a speech to the Investment Industry Association of
Canada and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
- 1240 GMT.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) two-day meeting on interest rates (to April 27)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
TALLINN - Estonian central bank to release its financial
stability report. Governor Ardo Hansson to hold press conference
- 0800 GMT.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) announces decision on interest rate, followed
by statement - 1800 GMT.
VANCOUVER - Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks to
the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Morneau will provide an
overview of the Canadian government's plan to strengthen the
middle class and invest in the economy - 1900 GMT.
TOKYO - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (to April 28)
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