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Last updated October 16, 1997

Monday, September 8
11:00 a.m. (Washington, DC)	Global Economic Prospects Publication release and Press Conference (embargo 9/9, 1900 GMT)
Thursday, September 11
11:00 a.m.	Finance in East Asia Publication Launch
Friday, September 12
2:30 p.m.	Press Briefing on the Annual Meetings, the Bank, and the Fund
Monday, September 15
9:00 a.m.	Press Room Opens
Wednesday, September 17
9:00 a.m.	Press Conference Michael Mussa, Economic Counsellor and Research Director, IMF on the September 1997 update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO). Contents of the WEO and the press conference will be under a wire transmission embargo until 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.	Infrastructure in East Asia publication release and briefing Harinder Kohli, Senior Operations Advisor, World Bank
2:30 p.m.	South Asian Integration into the Global Economy Publication release and Press Conference
Thursday, September 18
9:00 a.m.	Press Conference Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
11:00 a.m.	Press Conference A Senior World Bank Official will discuss China 2020: Development Issues and Options in the 21st Century, a new World Bank report.
4:00 p.m.	China 2020 Report Briefing
Friday, September 19
	Group of 24 Deputies Chairman: Venezuela Asia and the IMF An IMF Seminar
11:00 a.m.	Press Conference James D. Wolfensohn, President, World Bank Group
2:30 p.m.	Environment Press Briefing Andrew Steer, former Director, World Bank Environment Department, World Bank
4:00 p.m.	Press Briefing A Senior World Bank Official will present the results of the World Bank's 1997 Annual Report. The Briefing will be followed by a Reception for the Press.
Saturday, September 20
9:00 a.m.	Annual Meetings Program of Seminars begins Opening Speech by HK, SAR, Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa
	Group of 24 Ministers Chairman: Antonio Casas Gonzalez President, Banco Central de Venezuela
2:30 p.m.	UNCTAD World Investment Report, publication release and press conference with Secretary-General Rubens Ricupero [embargoed for 22hrs. GMT on Sept. 21]
Time to be Announced	Press Conference Chairman, Group of 24 Ministers Group of 24 Communique
Sunday, September 21
	Interim Committee Chairman, Philippe Maystadt, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Belgium
	Annual Meetings Program of Seminars
1:30 p.m.	MIGA Annual Report Press Briefing
2:45 p.m.	IFC Annual Report Press Briefing followed by Press Reception
3:00 p.m.	Per Jacobsson Lecture: Asian Monetary Co-operation Mr. Joseph Yam, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Time to be Announced	Press Conference, Chairman, Interim Committee Philippe Maystadt, Dep. Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Belgium International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Michel Camdessus Interim Committee Communique
Monday, September 22
	Development Committee Chairman, Driss Jettou, Minister of Finance and Foreign Investment of Morocco
	Annual Meetings Program of Seminars
11:00 a.m.	International Monetary Fund Press Briefing International Capital Markets Report
1:30 p.m.	World Bank Group Press Briefing on Transition Economies Johannes Linn, Vice President for the Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
3:45 p.m.	Development Committee Press Conference Driss Jettou, Minister of Finance and Foreign Investment of Morocco World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn Development Committee Communiqué
Tuesday, September 23
10:00 a.m.	Opening Ceremonies World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn's opening address International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Michel Camdessus opening address Statement by His Excellency Premier LI PENG, of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
late p.m.	Annual Meetings Program of Seminars concludes
Wednesday, September 24
8:15 a.m.	Global Economic Prospects Press Breakfast
9:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.	Annual Discussions continue
Time to be Announced	East Asia Overview reflecting discussions at the Annual Meetings Jean Michel Severino, Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank
Thursday, September 25
8:30 a.m.	Closing Press Conference World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn
10:00 a.m.	Closing Press Conference International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Michel Camdessus
9:30 a.m.	Annual Discussions Closing Ceremonies Concluding Remarks at the Closing Joint Session of the Annual Meetings by International Monetary Fund Managing Direcot Michel CamdessusConcluding Remarks to the Plenary, World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn
Mid-day	Closing Press Lunch International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Michel Camdessus World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn