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Tuesday May 31 2011

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May 30 – June 5
World Bank development conference; Fifa holds congress; ILO stages 100th assembly; Asian defence and security analysed; Derby run at Epsom; elections in Portugal and Peru

Monday

MAY 30
Development debated
The three-day Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics opens in Paris, discussing themes such as inequity, job creation and gender equality. The event is staged by the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the French government.

Mexico hosts trade talks
Cristina Fernández, president of Argentina, is due to visit
Mexico for trade talks with her counterpart Felipe Calderón.

EU discusses business aid
Measures to help small and medium size businesses are to be discussed by the European Union’s Competitiveness Council at a two-day meeting in Brussels.

Nanotechnology explored
EuroNanoForum begins its three-day run in Budapest, offering an exhibition of nanotechnology-enabled products and a conference discussing the science’s applications in the industrial, environmental, and health spheres.

Human rights promoted
The 17th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
opens in Geneva (until June 17).

Taxpayers celebrate
Tax freedom day, when people stop working for the government and begin working for themselves, is marked in the UK, says the Adam Smith Institute. It has calculated that all money earned between January 1 and May 29 was taken by the taxman.

US and UK take holidays
The US celebrates Memorial day and the UK its spring bank holiday.

Tuesday

MAY 31
Tax transparency meeting
The 97 member countries of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes meet in Bermuda
(until June 1).

Fifa congress and election
Fifa, football’s world governing body, holds its 61st congress over two days in Zurich. In the election for president, incumbent Sepp Blatter is set to stand unopposed following the withdrawal of Mohamed bin Hammam amid bribery allegations.

Wednesday

JUNE 1
ILO stages 100th gathering
Member states of the International Labour Organisation meet in Geneva for the 100th annual International Labour Conference (until June 17).

Tokyo hosts bankers
Central bankers and academics attend the Bank of Japan’s two-day
conference, “Real and Financial Linkage and Monetary Policy”.

Levant potential examined
The Levant Region Trade and Investment Conference takes place in Beirut, focusing on opportunities in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq.

Private equity analysed
The Oxford Private Equity Forum brings together at the Saïd Business School private equity practitioners, investors and advisers to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the industry.

Broadbent joins MPC
Ben Broadbent, a former Goldman Sachs economist, replaces Andrew Sentance on the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee, which sets UK interest rates.

Land warfare debated
The two-day Land Warfare Conference is staged by the Royal United Services Institute in London. Speakers include General Sir Peter Wall, UK chief of the general staff, and Gen Martin Dempsey, chief of staff, US Army.

Science on show
The World Science Festival, which aims to make science more accessible to a wider audience, begins in New York (until June 5).

Thursday

JUNE 2
Entrepreneurs compete
More than 50 of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs take part in Ernst & Young’s World Entrepreneur of the Year competition in Monte Carlo (until June 5).

Friday

JUNE 3
Spotlight on Asia security
The Shangri-La Dialogue, the security and defence conference for Asia staged by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, opens in Singapore (until June 5).

Cities confer on climate
Resilient Cities, the second world congress on urban adaptation to climate change, opens in Bonn (until June 5). Delegates from leading cities around the world will discuss and exchange information on policies and programmes.

UK government pictures
The first public exhibition of works from the UK Government Art Collection opens at London’s Whitechapel Gallery (until September 4).

Saturday

JUNE 4
Venice Biennale shows art
The 54th Venice Biennale art exhibition opens (until November 27), showcasing the work of 83 artists.

Derby day at Epsom
The Epsom Derby, Britain’s premier horse race of the Flat season, is run.

Sunday

JUNE 5
Portugal holds election
A general election is held in Portugal following its debt crisis and €78bn bail-out agreement.

Peru’s presidential run-off
The second round of Peru’s presidential election takes place, between leftwing candidate Ollanta Humala and his rightwing opponent Keiko Fujimori.

American nations meet
The general assembly of the Organisation of American States meets in El Salvador (until June 7), with foreign ministers representing the 35 member countries.

Air transport chiefs gather
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) stages its annual meeting and World Air Transport Summit over three days in Singapore.

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