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SATURDAY, JULY 21 ** BUENOS AIRES - IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Argentina's economy minister, Nicolas Dujovne, hold joint news conference in Buenos Aires. ** BUENOS AIRES - Mexican Finance Minister Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya travels to Argentina for the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit during which finance ministers and central bank governors will set an agenda on global growth, taxation and financial inclusion. (to July 22)

BUENOS AIRES - Participation of Deutsche Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann in G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (to Jul 22).

BUENOS AIRES - ECB President Mario Draghi and ECB Executive Board Member Benoit Coeure participates in the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina (to July 22). BUENOS AIRES - Finance ministers and central bank presidents from G20-member countries meet in Buenos Aires (to July 22).

MONDAY, JULY 23

BANGKOK - Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob speaks about sustainable banking at a banking forum organized by the central bank - 0200 GMT.

SANTIAGO - Central Bank of Chile holds monetary policy meeting (to July 24).

ABUJA - Central Bank of Nigeria holds monetary policy meeting (to July 24).

TUESDAY, JULY 24

JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago will give presentations at an economic conference focused on the BRICS group of economies and Africa - 1100 GMT.

ANKARA - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey holds monetary policy meeting. BUDAPEST - Hungarian Central Bank holds its rate-setting meeting - 1200 GMT. BUENOS AIRES - Central Bank of Argentina releases monetary policy statement.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will host a summit of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies in July (to Jul 27).

TBILISI - National Bank of Georgia holds monetary policy committee meeting. DUSHANBE - National Bank of Tajikistan holds monetary policy committee meeting.

THURSDAY, JULY 26

CHISINAU - National Bank of Moldova announces interest rate decision. SUVA - Reserve Bank of Fiji holds board meets to announce interest rates.

FRIDAY, JULY 27

BOGOTA - Bank of Colombia holds Board of Director's meeting.

MOSCOW - Central Bank of Russia announces interest rate decision - 1030 GMT.

MONDAY, JULY 30 NAIROBI - Central Bank of Kenya announces interest rate decision.

TUESDAY, JULY 31 ANKARA - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey releases Inflation Report.

ANKARA - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey releases Summary of its July monetary policy committee meeting. BRASILIA- Central Bank of Brazil holds monetary policy committee meeting (to August 1).

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1

NEW DELHI- Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19. TIRANA – Bank of Albania Press conference – interest rate -1400 GMT. TIRANA – Monetary Policy Statement of the Bank of Albania 2018 H1

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 MEXICO CITY - Central Bank of Mexico publishes Monetary policy statement. PRAGUE - Czech National Bank holds Monetary Policy Meeting. Statement and presentation will be published - 1100 GMT.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 COLOMBO - Central Bank of Sri Lanka announces monetary policy report.

BOGOTA - Bank of Colombia publishes the minutes of the Board of Directors meeting which was held in July. KIEV - National Bank of Ukraine holds monetary policy meeting - 0700 GMT. KIEV - The Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Yakiv Smoliy holds a press conference - 1100 GMT. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7

BUENOS AIRES - Central Bank of Argentina releases Monetary Policy Statement

SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate meeting – 0430 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe speaks at the Anika Foundation Luncheon, Sydney. BUDAPEST - Hungarian Central Bank to publish the minutes of its July 2018 rate-setting meeting - 1200 GMT.

BANGKOK - Bank of Thailand to publish monetary policy report.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 MANILA - Philippines Central Bank holds Monetary Policy Meeting.

LIMA - Central bank of Peru announces interest rate decision

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia interest rate decision. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 PRAGUE - Czech National Bank will release the minutes of its August 2018 monetary policy meeting.

SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia issues statement on Monetary Policy – 0130 GMT.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 KAMPALA - Bank of Uganda announces interest rate decision.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15

WINDHOEK - Central Bank of Namibia holds monetary policy meeting.

JAKARTA - Indonesia Central Bank holds Board of Governors meeting (to Aug 16).

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 CAIRO - Central Bank of Egypt holds monetary policy committee meeting. MEXICO CITY - Mexico Central Bank issues the minutes of its monetary policy meeting. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 CANBERRA - Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Economic) Luci Ellis gives speech at The Australian National University (ANU), Canberra.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21

BUENOS AIRES - Central Bank of Argentina releases monetary policy statement WARSAW - National Bank of Poland holds monetary policy council meeting (No Interest rate announcement). BUDAPEST - Hungarian Central Bank holds its rate-setting meeting.

SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of August monetary policy meeting – 0130 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 BRISBANE - Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Guy Debelle gives speech at the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) Business Luncheon, Brisbane.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

GABORONE - Bank of Botswana monetary policy committee meeting.

WARSAW - National Bank of Poland release the minutes of its monitory policy meeting SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Business Services) Lindsay Boulton gives speech at the Business Banking Summit 2018, Sydney. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24

SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia Payments System Board Meeting. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

BISHKEK - National Bank of the Kyrgyzstan publishes the monetary policy report.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 KINGSTON - Bank of Jamaica holds Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29

JERUSALEM - Bank of Israel announces interest rate decision. REYKJAVIK - Bank of Iceland releases monetary policy statements.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30

SUVA - Reserve Bank of Fiji holds board meets to announce interest rates.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

BOGOTA - Bank of Colombia holds Board of Director's meeting. SEOUL - Bank of Korea holds monetary policy meeting to announce interest rates.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 ** CHISINAU – National Bank of Moldova announces interest rate decision. WARSAW - National Bank of Poland holds Monetary Policy Council Meeting (to Sept. 5). SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds interest rate meeting – 0430 GMT.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 ** TBILISI – National Bank of Georgia holds monetary policy committee meeting. ** DUSHANBE – National bank of Tajikistan holds monetary policy committee meeting.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 ** BUENOS AIRES – Central Bank of Argentina releases monetary policy statement.

THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER ** LIMA - Central bank of Peru announces interest rate decision.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 MOSCOW - Central Bank of Russia announces interest rate decision - 1030 GMT. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 ** CAPE TOWN – South Africa Reserve Bank starts its three day monetary policy committee meeting – (to Sep 20).

BRASILIA- Central Bank of Brazil holds Monetary Policy Committee Meeting (to September 19). WARSAW - National Bank of Poland holds Monetary Policy Council Meeting (no interest rate announcement). SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of September monetary policy meeting – 0130 GMT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 BANGKOK - Bank of Thailand monetary policy committee meeting. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 WARSAW - National Bank of Poland release the minutes of its monitory policy meeting. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21 ** Central Bank of Mongolia holds monetary policy committee meeting.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 ** BUENOS AIRES – Central Bank of Argentina releases monetary policy statement.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ** SUVA – Reserve Bank of Fiji holds board meets to announce interest rates.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 ** BOGOTA - Bank of Colombia holds Board of Director's meeting.

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