Economic Speeches and Comments for April 20-26 2008

Below you will find details for the planned economic speeches, comments and press conferences for the week of Apr 20-26 2008. All times are GMT. To find out how your local time compares with GMT click here.

Economic Speeches, Comments and Press Conferences for: Apr 20-26 2008
Date	Time	Comments
Mon Apr 21	09:00	International Monetary Fund Press Conference - Michael Deppler, Director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is due to hold a press conference. The press conference will focus on the IMF European Regional Economic Outlook. Read report: www.imf.org
	10:00	ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet is due to speak at the ECB/ European Commission Conference on Post-Trading Arrangements in Europe. Trichet's speech: www.ecb.int
	18:30	Fed Governor Kroszner Speaks - Kroszner will speak at the Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF) Annual Community Forum Series event in Minneapolis. He will deliver a speech entitled "Developing Sustainable Capital for Community Investments". Transcript: www.federalreserve.gov
Tue Apr 22	12:00	BOE MPC Member Besley Speaks - Besley will speak at the Canada - United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. More Info: http://www.canada-uk.org/
Wed Apr 23	18:00	BOE MPC Member Sentance Speaks - Sentance is due to speak at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in London. Transcript: www.bankofengland.co.uk
	19:30	Fed Governor Mishkin Testifies - Mishkin is due to testify before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Washington DC. The public hearing will be entitled "The Impact of the Credit Crunch on Small Business". Mishkin will talk about "Small Business Lending". 04/16/08 Hearing Info: http://sbc.senate.gov
Thu Apr 24	13:30	ECB President Trichet Speaks - Trichet will give the opening remarks at the Fourth ECB Conference on Statistics. The event will be entitled "A Strategic Vision For Statistics: Challenges for the Next 10 Years" and will run for two days. Event info: www.ecb.int
	15:00	Fed General Counsel Alvarez Testifies - Alvarez will testify before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on the topic of: "Turmoil in US Credit Markets: Examining the US Regulatory Framework for Assessing Sovereign Investments." More info: http://banking.senate.gov
	16:15	BOC Governor Carney Speaks - Governor Carney will hold a press conference to discuss the BOC Monetary Policy Report released earlier in the day. Read the full report: www.bankofcanada.ca
Fri Apr 25	09:00	SNB Chairman Roth Speaks - Roth will speak at the SNB General Meeting of Shareholders in Berne. The event begins at 09:00 BST. A PDF of Roth's speech will be posted here: www.snb.ch

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