DIARY-G7, IMF and World Bank meetings in Istanbul Posted by wasif shah , Friday, October 2, 2009 at 12:26 AM, in Labels: BUSINESS

Finance ministers and central bankers from around the globeare gathering in Istanbul for the semiannual meetings of theInternational Monetary Fund and World Bank, which run from Oct.4-7. Finance officials from the Group of Seven will meet onSaturday, Oct. 3. Following is a schedule of the top events. All events are in Istanbul and all times listed are in
Istanbul local time/GMT, unless noted. For related stories, please click on [G7/G8]. Friday, Oct. 2 0930/0630 - World Bank President Robert Zoellick holds a
news briefing. 1100/0800 - IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
holds a news briefing. 1300/1000 - France 24 Debate: "What Now?: The World Beyond
the Crisis" with Robert Zoellick, World Bank Group president;
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, minister of finance, Indonesia; Mahmoud
Mohieldin, minister of investment, Egypt. Saturday, Oct. 3 0900/0600 - IMF European Department Director Marek Belka
holds a news briefing on the economic outlook for Europe. 1000/0700 - IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
and French Economic Minister Christine Lagarde participate in a
discussion on "The Global Crisis and Policy Responses." 1130/0830 - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer,
Canada Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Mexico Vice Finance
Minister Alejandro Werner discuss "Fiscal Policies for the
Crisis and Recovery." 1315/1015 - Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Josef Ackermann,
chairman of the Institute of International Finance, holds news
conference kicking off IIF annual meeting. 1430/1130 - Policy Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski address
IIF conference. 1530/1230 - G7 finance ministers and central bankers meet.
Delegations hold news conferences following meeting. 1830/1530, approx - G7 ministers are expected to hold news
conferences. Time TBA - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses
IIF dinner. Sunday, Oct. 4 0830/0530 - Turkish Economy Minister Ali Babacan speaks at
IIF meeting. 0855/0555 - Brazilian central bank chief Henrique Meirelles
speaks at IIF meeting. 0900/0600 - Turkish Economy Minister Ali Babacan and
Urkraine Vice Prime Minister Hryorly Nemyria participate in
discussion on "Crisis, Recovery and Structural Reform in
Emerging Europe and Central Asia." Time TBA - The International Monetary and Financial
Committee, the IMF's steering committee, meets. 1000/0700 - IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Anoop
Singh holds news briefing. 1045/0745 - Bank of Mexico Governor Guillermo Ortiz,
Hungary Central Bank Governor Andras Simor, Poland National
Bank First Deputy President Piotr Wiesiolek participate in
discussion on "Managing Crisis: Lessons of Global Experience
from Central Banks." 1100/0800 - IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director
Nicolas Eyzaguirre holds news briefing. 1115/0815 - U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman
Sheila Bair speaks at the IIF meeting. 1230/0930 - Turkish Economy Minister Ali Babacan addresses
luncheon as part of the IMF/World Bank program of seminars. 1530/1230, approx. - IMFC Chair Minister Youssef
Boutros-Ghali and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
holds news conference. 1700/1400 - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty holds
conference call with reporters Monday, Oct. 5 0800/0500 - U.S. Treasury Acting Undersecretary for
International Affairs Mark Sobel, Turkish central bank Deputy
Governor Mehmet Yorukogl, Deutsche Bundesbank Executive Board
Member Hans-Helmut Kotz and Bank of Italy Director General
Frabrizio Saccomanni speak before the Institute of
International Bankers. 0900/0600 - "Future of the Global Financial System" with
European Central Bank Executive Board Member Lorenzo Bini
Smaghi, Brazilian central bank chief Henrique Meirelles and
George Soros participate in a discussion on the future of the
global financial system. Time TBA - Joint IMF, World Bank Development Committee
meets. 1045/0745 - Korea Financial Supervisory Service Senior
Deputy Governor Jang-Yung Lee participates in discussion
moderated by Swedish Central Bank Governor Stefan Ingves on
regulatory reform. 1045/0745 - Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani
Indrawati and ECB Vice President Lucas Papademos participate in
discussion on crisis prevention and resolution. 1200/0900 - Sri Mulyani Indrawati, finance minister of
Indonesia, speaks on the progress of the reform agenda adopted
by the G20 Summit. 1345/1045 - Canadian Finance Minister James Flaherty
delivers speech at luncheon sponsored by Scotiabank 1545/1245, approx. - Mexican Finance Minister Agustin
Carsten, chairman of the IMF/World Bank Development Committee,
World Bank President Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing Director
Dominique Strauss-Kahn holds news conference.