DUSHANBE, February 18, 2016, Asia-Plus — The EBRD and the Financial Times are gathering investors, policymakers and experts in Istanbul, which i a major regional hub with strong commercial links with Central Asia, today to discuss investment opportunities and challenges in Central Asia, including Mongolia.
According to the EBRD, the
FT-EBRD Central Asia Investment Forum: Forging Relationships for Growth
will 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 program of the event includes three panels and several addresses.
The Central Asia Investment Forum will also hear from Burak Basarır, the CEO of Coca-Cola İcecek, the Turkish company present in almost all Central Asian countries; Ambassador Ayse Sinirlioglu, 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 Hisarcıklıoglu, 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, Kazakhstan; Aidai Kurmanova, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, Kyrgyzstan; Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan, CEO, Erdenes Mongol LLC; Jamoliddin Nouraliyev, First Deputy Chairman, National Bank of Tajikistan; and Muratniyaz Berdiev, Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Turkmenistan.
Two more discussion panels will explore the end of commodity super-cycle, diversification opportunities, and building up the region’s infrastructure in the light of new Silk Road regional programs and improved links with Russia, China and Europe.
The EBRD and the Financial Times joined up in 2014 for a highly successful
Leadership Forum: Tajikistan at the crossroads in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
, where government representatives and private investors discussed opportunities and issues of the day.
