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How will Russia’s fourth quarter GDP figures, to be revealed on Tuesday, hold up? Analysts will be watching out for signs of a slow down. Investors will keep an eye on trade balance data from Brazil on Wednesday, amid fears of decelerating import and export volumes in LatAm. Elsewhere, Egypt’s monetary policy committee meets on Thursday, for the first time since inauguration of the new government.

Sunday, January 29
Senior UN nuclear officials visit Iran over nuclear arms concerns
Election to upper house of parliament takes place in Egypt

Economic data:
Philippines releases Q4 and 2011 GDP
South Korea releases December current account

Monday, January 30
Legislative Assembly election takes place in Punjab
Gulf Petroleum conference in Kuwait
Trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and military commander Zdravko Tolimir resumes at the Hague

Economic data:
South Korea December industrial production
Taiwan December unemployment rate
Chile publishes December retail sales and industrial production
Colombia’s central bank releases its monetary policy rate

Tuesday, January 31
Arab League chief present Arab peace plan for Syria to UN Security Council
Santander releases fourth quarter results

Economic data:
Russia Q4 GDP
Turkey December trade statistics
HSBC/Markit Manufacturing PMI for China, India, South Korea, Taiwan
India Q1 GDP
Indonesia December trade balance; January inflation data; 2011 GDP
Malaysia monetary policy meeting
South Korea January trade balance, CPI
Taiwan Q4 2011 GDP;
Thailand December current account balance and trade balance; January CPI
Vietnam January export and import data
Brazil December industrial production and budget balance, net debt-to-GDP
Chile December unemployment
South Africa December trade balance
Nigeria monetary policy decision

Wednesday, February 1
Supreme Court case over Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani resumes

Economic data:Russia holds monetary policy meeting

Turkey January manufacturing PMI
India December exports and imports
Singapore January PMI
Argentina January government tax revenue
Brazil January manufacturing index, exports, imports and trade balance
Peru  January consumer and wholesale prices
South Africa January manufacturing PMI

Thursday, February 2

Parliamentary election in Kuwait
BBVA fourth quarter results
Royal Dutch Shell fourth quarter results
Sony quarter results

Economic data:
Czech Republic rate-setting meeting
Romania rate-setting meeting
China January official and HSBC/Markit non-manufacturing PMI
Mexico January consumer confidence index
Egypt monetary policy decision

Friday, February 3

SEBI-OECD International Conference on Investor Education held in India
Demonstrations take place in Russia over Duma election

Economic data:
China December industrial profits
Turkey January CPI