Moldova Schedule of Events - Dec 2 - Apr 14

* Wednesday, December 2 - Ialoveni: Government holds regular meeting. (1100 GMT)

* Wednesday, December 2 - Budapest (Hungary): Moldovan Export Promotion Organisation organises the Moldova Presents exhibition and a mission of Moldovan businessmen to Hungary.

Monday, December 7 - Chisinau: Parliament votes to elect new President.

Monday, December 7 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases January-October trade balance figures.

Monday, December 7 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases November consumer price index data.

Monday, December 7 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases jobless rate data for the third quarter of 2009.

Tuesday, December 15 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases Gross Domestic Product data for January-September.

Thursday, December 17 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases November producer price index data.

Friday, December 18 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases consumer basket cost data for the third quarter of 2009.

Monday , December 21 - Chisinau: Central bank releases money supply, banks' credit and deposit portfolio data for end-November.

Monday, December 21 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases freight traffic data for January-November.

Tuesday, December 22 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases retail sales data for January-November.

Tuesday, December 22 - Chisinau: Statistics bureau releases industrial output data for January-November.

Thursday, December 24 - Chisinau: Central bank to release Moldovan banks' end-November assets.

Friday, January 1 - New Year’s Day. Public and market holiday.

Thursday, January 7 - Moldova celebrates Orthodox Christmas; public and market holiday. Working days on January 4, 5 and 6 are declared holidays too.

Wednesday, April 14 – Sofia (Bulgaria): The sixth international congress and exhibition for southeast Europe, Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Sources, organised by Via Expo, opens. (to April 16) (www.viaexpo.com/images/stories/documents/ee_congress/leaflet_eng.pdf)