AKIPRESS.COM - The EBRD and the Financial Times are gathering investors, policymakers and experts in Istanbul to discuss investment opportunities and challenges in Central Asia, including Mongolia. The event is taking place on 18 February in Istanbul, Turkey.
The FT-EBRD Central Asia Investment Forum: Forging Relationships for Growth will bring together leading investors, policymakers, economists and experts in Central Asia to discuss the future of the region and the prospects for investment. This event, supported by the EBRD’s local partner, TOBB, will provide a platform to discuss the practicalities of doing business in the region, the opportunities for international investors in Central Asia and how to navigate the complexities of operating in the region.
The programme of the event includes three panels and several addresses, including from Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek and EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti.
The Central Asia Investment Forum will also hear from Burak Başarır, the CEO of Coca-Cola İçecek, the Turkish company present in almost all Central Asian countries; Ambassador Ayşe Sinirlioğlu, Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will talk about Turkey’s vision of the new Silk Road links, and Wang Dan, Executive Vice President of China’s Silk Road Fund, who will talk about the Fund’s role and strategy. A welcome address will be also given by Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).
High-level government representatives from Central Asia will inform the gathering of the latest regulatory steps and investment opportunities. The speakers will include Rakhim Oshkabaev, Deputy Minister for Investments and Development, Republic of Kazakhstan; Aidai Kurmanova, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, Kyrgyz Republic; Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan, CEO, Erdenes Mongol LLC; Jamoliddin Nuraliev, First Deputy Chairman, National Bank of Tajikistan; and Muratniyaz Berdiev, Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Turkmenistan.