Baltic States – CIS, Belarus, Forum, Investments, Markets and Companies

Venue of the Forum – Kipsala International Exhibition Center (Kipsalas street, 8, Riga, Latvia).

Official opening of the event is to be held on December 6, at 10:30.

The Forum is primarily focused on business representatives from the Baltic Sea countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, etc.).

Organizers of the event:

- from the Belarusian side – the National Agency of Investment and Privatization, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Latvia

- from the Latvian side – the Society for promotion of Latvian-Belarusian economic relations with participation of the Latvian Agency of Investment and Development.

Participants of the Forum:

representatives of state institutions:

- from Belarus – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economics, the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Transport and Communication (including representatives of the Belarusian Railway, “Belavia”, as well as Association of International road carriers “BAMAP”), the Ministry of Energy, the State Committee on Science and Technology, the State Committee on Standardization, the State Property Committee, the Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry “Belneftekhim”, the Belarusian State Food Concern “Belgospischeprom”, the Belarus Production and Trade Concern of Forestry, Wood-processing and Pulp-and-paper Industry “Bellesbumprom”, the Department of Production and Distribution of Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Products “Belbiopharm”, Administrations of Free Economic Zones, the National Bank.

- from Latvia – the Ministry of Economics, the Ministry of Transport (including the Latvian Railway), the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Science and Education, the Latvian Agency of Investment and Development.

representatives of public organizations:

- from Belarus – the National Academy of Science of Belarus, the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Belarusian Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers), other associations and unions;

- from Latvia – the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries of Latvia, the Latvian builders association, the Latvian road carriers association, Logistics and Customs Association of Latvia, Latvian traders’ association, the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks and others.

representatives of commercial structures:

- from Belarus – largest commercial banks, finance consulting companies, transport and logistics companies, industrial enterprises;

- from Latvia – largest financial groups in the Baltic region, consulting and law companies, real estate development companies, administrations of sea ports in Riga, Ventspils, Liepaja, port stevedoring, transport companies, industrial enterprises.

Plenary session “New Realities and Perspectives of Investment Activity in the Republic of Belarus”

Main focus of reports is economic liberalization and perspectives of investment activity in the Republic of Belarus, new possibilities of business cooperation taking into account the economic reality of functioning of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Section 1. Expansion of interregional ties, trade and economic cooperation

The interested representatives of ministries and concerns, associations and trade unions, free economic zones, companies, commodity distribution network objects, forwarding companies, sales companies, dealer trade networks are invited to participate.

The Belarusian regional and branch investment programmes and projects in the field of energy, construction, science and technology will be presented. The discussion of the issues of new technology implementation in the above-mentioned fields, the exchange of experience and advanced technologies in the field of energy effeciency, innovation implementation will take place.

The new possibilities of expansion of interregional ties of business cooperation will be discussed taking into account new economic reality of the Common Economic Space of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Section 2. Cooperation in the field of transport and logistics

The importance of transit routes development Belarus – Latvia, the make use of transit advantages of the Baltic Sea region will be presented. The potential to increase the cargo transportation volume by railway and auto transport, the role of container train ZUBR in the development of land transport will be discussed.

The proposals for implementation of projects of logistics infrastructure development in Latvian ports with participation of Belarus, the perspectives and modern formation of effective transport logistics system with delivery under FOB and CIF terms will be discussed.

The reports and presentations of the representatives of transport departments, logistic structures, associations of road carriers, cargo suppliers and trading structures will take place.

The representatives of the Ministries of Transport of member-states, transport and logistics, stevedoring, forwarding companies, the representatives of interested Belarusian companies, scientists in the field of transport, the representatives of commodity distribution network are invited to participate.

Section 3. Cooperation in credit and financial sphere, promotion of developing investment processes, investments in innovative technologies development

In the frameworks of this section the reports and exchange of opinions about the trends and the results of development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in credit and financial sphere, about the state and assessment of perspectives of developing financial services market of the Republic of Belarus in different segments (insurance, commercial real estate, leasing and others) will be presented.

Presentations of Belarusian regional and branch investment programs and projects in the field of industry, agriculture, energy, construction, scientific research and elaborations, the exchange of opinions and advanced technologies in the sphere of energy efficiency, innovation implementation will take place.

Representatives of the Ministries of economy, education, educational and scientific institutions of member states, national and commercial banks, leasing companies and other financial and credit institutions and funds are invited to participate.

The participation in the event is free of charge.

Application form to participate in the event is attached.

Registration should be made no later than November 20, 2012.