OREANDA-NEWS. June 26, 2008. Parex banka took part and sponsored the Baltic Bond Market Session in the 5 th annual CIS and Baltic States Bond Congress in Vilnius, Lithuania on 19 – 20 June 2008. Organized by the information agency Cbonds, the Bond Congress is is one of major events devoted to the CIS fixed income market traditionally held in various financial centers in the CIS and the Baltic States. This year the Cbonds Congress focused on challenges and prospects of the bond markets in the CIS and Baltic States, covering also investment attractiveness and risks.

In the Baltic Bond Market session of the Congress, sponsored by Parex banka, Jвnis Dubrovskis, Head of Debt Capital Raising, and Andris Kotвns, Senior Portfolio Manager at Parex Asset Management, gave comprehensive presentations, discussed debt markets of Latvia and shared their views on the CIS debt issuers in the Baltic markets. Boriss Kinbers, Head of Brokerage of Parex banka, was invited to take part in the panel of investors and discussed the investment opportunities and ideas in the CIS and Baltic States bond markets. Meanwhile, in the exhibition room Parex team presented the latest and most attractive investment and brokerage products available at Parex banka.

The event gathered ca. 200 representatives of leading banks, investment companies, issuers and institutional investors from the Baltics, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other CIS countries. Participants of the 5ht annual CIS and Baltic States Bond Congress acknowledged that the event has become an interesting and important occasion on the CIS and Baltic bond markets, providing an opportunity not only to exchange information, but also to network with colleagues in a pleasant atmosphere.

In the nearest future Parex banka will be represented at several international conferences and exhibitions including SIBOS, Power Engineering in Ukraine – 2008 and KIOGE 2008.