OREANDA-NEWS. Dragon Capital’s 9th Annual Investor Conference (February 27-28, 2013) was attended by representatives of more than50 leading global and regional mutual funds and investment banks such as Ashmore Group, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Templeton Asset Management and others.

In total, the conference was attended by more than 300 Western and local investors, top managers of leading Ukrainian companies, and domestic politicians. Leading Ukrainian companies planning to raise debt and equity financing on Western markets shared their results and plans for the future during one-on-one meetings with investors, while several conference workshops discussed specific bond and equity investment opportunities. Ukrainian corporates participating in the conference included, among others, MHP, Avangard, Agroton, Astarta, Mriya Agro Holding, Kernel, Motor Sich, DTEK and Coal Energy, representing a broad spectrum of industries, from food & agriculture and manufacturing to oil & gas and metals & mining.

“We are pleased that despite not the most favorable investment climate in the country and the rather difficult economic situation, foreign investors are still interested in Ukraine and in the opportunities that it offers,” said Tomas Fiala, CEO of Dragon Capital, commenting on the conference results. “The large number of investors attending our conference this year gives us hope for a new round of development of domestic capital markets. We hope that in the near future Ukraine will sign an agreement on association and free trade with the EU and will resume a program of cooperation with the IMF, thus opening up new opportunities for investment.”