DIARY - European Central Bank (ECB) events to October 31

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This diary includes speeches and public appearances by members of the ECB's
Governing Council, which sets monetary policy for the 15-nation euro zone.
Refinancing tenders are listed at the bottom of this diary.

Some ECB events are also listed here
All details of events are provisional, and inclusion of an event on this diary
does not necessarily mean Reuters will cover it.

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GENERAL / ECONOMIC EVENTS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
HACHENBURG- ECB Governing Council member Axel Weber gives a
speech titled "Central Banks and Financial markets - a Turbulent
Year" at the German Bundesbank's training college (1600 GMT)-

FRANKFURT- ECB publishes its monthly Bulletin - 0800 GMT

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
VIENNA- ECB Governing Council Member Klaus Liebscher holds final
news conference before retiring-

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference by President
Jean-Claude Trichet follows at 1230 GMT.-

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
FRANKFURT- ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet opens the Center
for Financial Studies' conference "The ECB and its watchers"
(0650 GMT), followed by debates with participation from ECB
Executive members Juergen Stark (0730 GMT) and Lorenzo Bini
Smaghi (0900 GMT), as well as Governing Council member
Athanasios Orphanides (1300 GMT)-

VIENNA- The new Austrian Central Bank governor Ewald Nowotny to
hold his first news conference after taking over from Klaus
Liebscher- 0800 GMT

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
BASEL, Switzerland- Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central bank
heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held at
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (to Sept. 8)-

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
BASEL, Switzerland- Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central bank
heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held at
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (final day)-

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
BRUSSELS- ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet testifies before the
European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
(0930-1230 GMT).-

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
FRANKFURT- ECB publishes its monthly Bulletin - 0800 GMT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting. No
interest rate announcements scheduled.-

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
HELSINKI- ECB Governing Council member Erkki Liikanen holds an
quarterly Bank of Finland news conference- 0800 GMT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230
GMT.-

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
WASHINGTON- 2008 Annual meeting of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Link:
here

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
PRAGUE- Eleventh Conference of the ECB-CFS Research Network on
"The Market for Retail Financial Services: Development,
Integration, and Economic Effects" (to Oct. 21). Keynote
speakers include ECB Executive Board member Gertrude
Tumpel-Gugerell and (TBC) ECB Vice-President Lucas Papademos.-

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate
announcements scheduled. -

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
AMSTERDAM- ECB Governing Council member Nout Wellink opens a
seminar on business ethics (1300-1325 GMT)-

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SOURCE: European Central Bank (ECB).
LINK: here