Business Calendar 17 October - 21 October 2005
October 17, 2005
Monday
State: Social development minister Zola Skweyiya launches the Resego poverty relief project near Taung.
Local Indicators: Ernst & Young's investment management index for third quarter.
Civil society: Conference on climate change and global warming in Johannesburg.
Cosatu jobs and poverty campaign moves to Mpumalanga, Free State and Northern Cape.
Tuesday
Companies: Pick 'n Pay releases interims.
International: World Trade Organisation's settlement body meets in Geneva.
Philippines supreme court expected to debate and rule on appeals against the country's VAT.
Civil society: Global Trader seminar on spread trading and contracts for difference trading in Johannesburg.
Wednesday
Companies: Famous Brands releases interims.
International: Officials from the EU, US, Brazil, India and Australia hold trade talks in Geneva.
39th Tokyo Motor Show.
Civil society: Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo speaks at the release of a report on displaced people in Matabeleland.
Conference on research and development funding, deals at Sandton Convention Centre.
Thursday
State: Minister of trade and industry Mandisi Mpahlwa addresses the AHI's national congress in Nelspruit.
International: Talks about Turkey's accession to the EU begin in Luxembourg.
Friday
State: President Thabo Mbeki attends a meeting of the international investment council.
Tito Mboweni speaks at the Reuters Economist of the Year function.
Local Indicators: Crop estimates committee releases winter third production forecast.
International: World Bank parliamentary network holds annual conference in Helsinki.
Future Events
25 & 26 October: The Black Business Executives Circle is hosting a 2005 Black Economic Empowerment Forum and dinner with deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. To register for this event contact Miliswa Cawe at miliswac@mafube.co.za or 011 326 1020
Compiled by Business Report staff with additional information from Sapa, Reuters and Bloomberg newswires. If you have an event you would like publicised, e-mail calendar@star.co.za.
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