CFI Political Diary for Emerging Markets for 2012

Date Country Event
January – March Egypt Parliamentary Elections
January 14 Taiwan Parliamentary and Presidential Elections
March 4 Russia Parliamentary Elections
March 29 Iran Presidential Elections
April South Korea Parliamentary Elections
May Algeria Presidential Elections
June Egypt Presidential Elections
June 17-18 Mexico G20 Summit in Los Cabos
July 1 Mexico Parliamentary and Presidential Elections
July 1 India Presidential Elections
September Hong Kong Parliamentary Elections
August 28 Ukraine Parliamentary Elections
October China 18th National Congress of Chinese Communist Party
December Kazakhstan Presidential Elections
December South Korea Presidential Elections

Source: CFI, UBS, other

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