Finance ministers and central bankers from around the globe are in Istanbul 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 met 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.
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Sunday, Oct. 4
0830/0530 - Turkish Economy Minister Ali Babacan speaks at Institute of International Finance 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."
0900/0600 - 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.
1700/1400 - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty holds conference call with reporters
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.
0945/0645 - 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.
1345/1045 - Canadian Finance Minister James Flaherty delivers speech at luncheon sponsored by Scotiabank
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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The 2009 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the  and the IMF will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on October 6–7, 2009.

, Managing Director of the IMF.
The IMF and World Bank annual meetings which is held in every October with participation of finance ministers, central bankers, and other top economists of 186 member countries.


These meetings are held outside Washington, D.C. in every three years. Turkey will host the meetings for a second time. It was the host country for the meetings in 1955.

“All eyes will be on Istanbul,” said Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director at the IMF, on a recent trip to Turkey. “The annual meetings are a unique opportunity to discuss issues of great global economic importance, make decisions and provide guidance on the work of the two institutions.”