OREANDA-NEWS. IX Almaty Interbanking Conference, one of three major business forums in the CIS, will be held on September 24 and 25, 2008.

Overall, more than 8,000 participants from 50 countries of CIS, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia and North America have attended Almaty Interbanking Conferences since 2000. These are top managers of central and second-tier banks, government agencies, stock and currency exchanges, investment funds, rating agencies, auditing and law firms, international organizations.

The Conference has deserved a right to stand as one of the most respected and efficient dialogue platforms in the banking industry. The main topic of upcoming conference is “World credit crunch: CIS banking systems - new rules of the game” The recent global liquidity squeeze knocks down the world banking industry.

The Conference will provide answers as to the duration of this risk, challenges that this trend poses to the national economies as well as solutions suggested by regulators and professional bankers. Other round-table and panel discussions of the Conference cover the following: Harmonization of Financial Laws of CIS Countries.

Upgrade of Monetary Relations; Problems of Mortgage Lending in US, Europe, CIS; Transnational Taxation of Banking Transactions. International Financial Investigations; Development of Global International Banking Groups and How They Influence Development of CIS Financial Systems. The Conference pioneers a panel discussion ‘Impact of Business Mass Media on Financial Markets. New Challenges of the Global World’ that will crown IX Almaty Interbanking Conference.

These are representatives of media markets who act as main levers of a country’s economy and mould confidence of investors, depositors and of course the population in the banking sector. Editors-in-chief and world famous journalists from political and financial newspapers, magazines, news agencies and publishing houses will speak at the discussions and will exchange views.

The annual Almaty Interbanking Conference enables discussion of relevant topics, decision making and exchange of experience. The Conference aims at establishing friendly and partnership relations.