15 May 2013 05:00

Russian political and economic calendar: May 15

MOSCOW. May 15 (Interfax) - The political and economic calendar in Moscow, Russia and Newly Independent States for May 15 is as follows:

*** Russian president Vladimir Putin to hold a meeting with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

*** Conference "BRICS and Africa. Cooperation for development". Participants: Ambassador at large V. Lukov, South African Ambassador to Russia M. Mpahlawa, Brazilian Ambassador to Russia C. A. da Rocha Paranhos, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui, Indian Ambassador to Russia A. Malhotra, African Studies Institute director A. Vasilyev, Latin American Studies Institute director V. Davydov, Institute of Economics director R. Grinberg.

10 am

Russian People's Friendship University (6, Miklukho-Maklaya ulitsa)

Phone: +7495-434-4315, +7495-433-5029 Fax: +7495-433-4315

*** OECD Russia Corporate Governance Roundtable.

*** Conference "One year of V. Putin's presidency. Results and prospects" to take place. Participants: Civil Society Development Foundation chairman K. Kostin, National Strategy Institute president M. Remizov, VTsIOM general director V. Fyodorov.

8/1, Elektrichesky pereulok

Phone: +7903-728-8695

*** Moscow Business Forum "Partnership. Leadership. Prospects" to take place. Participants: MP O. Dmitriyeva, Moscow PR committee chief A. Chistyakov and others.

9 am

President Hotel (24, Bolshaya Yakimanka ulitsa)

Phones: +7 (495) 500-81-41, +7 (495) 972-85-22, +7 (499) 502-32-33, e-mail: forum@mgdr.ru

*** Megafon to publish its IFRS financial results for Q1.

*** Vimpelcom Ltd to publish its IFRS financial results for Q1.

*** Bank of Russia - board meeting.

*** TNK-BP Holding - board meeting.

*** RAO Energy Systems of East - board meeting.

*** Rostelecom - board meeting.

*** Acron - board meeting.

*** A group of top managers at the United Shipbuilding Corporation to be laid off.

*** National Bank of Belarus to lower the refinancing rate to 25% from 27%.

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