OREANDA-NEWS. January 23, 2007. The Kyrgyz Republic took part in the XIII Central and Eastern European investment forum in Vienna (Austria), hosted by Euromoney publishing house. The country’s delegation included Marat Alapayev, chairman of The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jyrgalbek Kasymov, a representative from the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, Melis Mambetjanov, stats-secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Mikhail Nadel, the chairman of the board in AsiaUniversalBank, reported the press-centre of AsiaUniversalBank.

Vienna forum is a traditional opening of a new investment year in Central and Eastern Europe, it brings together over 1000 delegates from all over the world, including heads of national banks, ministers and chairmen of major investment funds, as well as private investors.

Kyrgyzstan, just like any other emerging market, sees importance in favorable presentation of the country to international investors’ community. This predefined increased attention to the Kyrgyz Republic roundtable in the forum. Foreign AUB-hosted roundtable attendants have been given full information about the economy of the country, its financial sector specifics, its investment potential and the favorable terms the country offers to the foreign investors coming to work.

Together with this, the Vienna forum hosted a stand of AsiaUniversalBank, where comprehensive information on the country was available to the foreign investors. The handouts and souvenir sets included detailed presentation of the country, prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development and trade, as well as invitations to the V Bishkek International Banking Conference.