DIARY- Emerging Markets Economic Events to May 18

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EMERGING MARKETS - ECONOMIC EVENTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde participate in "Finance and Society" conversation before the Institute for New Economic Thinking Conference on Finance and Society hosted by the IMF - 1315 GMT. RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2015 (to May 8). NAIROBI - Central Bank of Kenya holds monetary policy meeting. BUDAPEST - Central bank of Hungary publishes April policy meeting - 1200 GMT. KUALA LUMPUR - Central bank of Malaysia holds Monetary Policy Committee Meeting (to May 7). WARSAW - National Bank of Poland announces rate decision - 0930 GMT.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 SINGAPORE - IMF holds press conference on Spring 2015 Asia and Pacific Economic Outlook - 0130 GMT. PRAGUE - Czech National Bank holds monetary policy meeting - 1100 GMT. The bank will also update its quarterly macroeconomic forecast. BUDAPEST - Business conference on lending prospects. Hungarian central bank Deputy Governor Adam Balog and Director Marton Nagy will be the key speakers.

FRIDAY, MAY 8

JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene gives keynote speech at Argon Asset Management's tenth anniversary. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago will also be at the event - 1600 GMT.

MONDAY, MAY 11

LUSAKA - Bank of Zambia announces interest decision. ACCRA - Central bank of Ghana holds monetary policy meeting (to May 13).

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 SARAJEVO - Sarajevo Business Forum 2015 (to May 14). ZAGREB - Croatian National Bank holds Council Meeting. ACCRA - Central bank of Ghana announces interest decision.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 VANCOUVER, Canada - Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson will address CFA Society Vancouver - 1930 GMT. TBILISI - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) annual meeting and business forum 2015 (to May 15). MEXICO CITY - Central Bank of Mexico will publish the minutes of April policy meeting - 1400 GMT. MANILA - Philippines central bank holds monetary policy meeting - 0800 GMT. LIMA - Central bank of Peru announces rate decision - 2300 GMT.

FRIDAY, MAY 15

SEOUL - Bank of Korea holds Monetary Policy Committee Meeting.

MONDAY, MAY 18 ABUJA - Central bank of Nigeria holds monetary policy meeting

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