DIARY-G7, IMF and World Bank meetings in Istanbul

Finance ministers and central bankers from around the globe
head to Istanbul this week for the semiannual meetings of the
International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which run from Oct.
4-7. Finance officials from the Group of Seven will meet on
Saturday, 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.

Thursday, Oct. 1

0930/0630 - IMF holds a news briefing to release its World
Economic Outlook.

1030/0730 - IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
meets with economic students at Bilgi University.

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 and 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 James 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.

1445/1145, approx - G-24 chairman holds news briefing.

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.

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.

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.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

1000/0700 - IMF/World Bank annual meetings opening plenary
session.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

0930/0630 - IMF/World Bank annual meetings closing plenary
session.

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NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily
mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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