DIARY-IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington

World financial leaders are meeting this weekend in
Washington for the fall meetings of the International Monetary
Fund and World Bank.

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of
Seven countries met on Oct. 19, while the IMF and World Bank
meetings run from Oct. 20-22.

Click on [G7/G8] for the latest headlines on the meetings.

Following is a schedule of top official events and some
related events being held on the sidelines of the meetings.

All times listed are in Washington local time/GMT.

Sunday, October 21

0800/1200 -- National Economic Research Institute Director
Fan Gang, IMF chief economist Simon Johnson and Dexia Asset
Management chief economist Anton Brender participate in debate
on global imbalances.

0900/1300 -- Development Committee meets.

1015/1415 -- Institute for International Finance holds news
conference on issues facing financial services firms and global
markets, and capital flows' prospects.

1045/1445 -- Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge addresses
the Institute for International Finance.

1145/1545 -- Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Philipp
Hildebrand participates in discussion of recent market turmoil
at IIF conference.

1315/1715 -- South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel
addresses IIF luncheon.

1500/1900 -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
speaks on balance of payments imbalances.

1615/2015 -- Development Committee Chairman Agustin
Carstens, World Bank President Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing
Director Rodrigo de Rato holds news briefing.

Monday, October 22

0930/1330 -- IMF/World Bank opening plenary and closing
session.

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IMF Fall Meetings 2007 schedule available here