GOAL OF THE FORUM

The main objective of the forum is to stimulate public dialogue between
international financiers, international investors, Belarusian authorities, local
business circles and the expert community on the subject of investment
cooperation, to attract attention of international investors to Belarus as
prospective project site. The Forum is designed to elaborate a joint action plan
that will enhance country’s economic institutions, and thus promote the public and
private sectors of the Belarusian economy through the attraction of finances and
investments.

 

Program of the first day of the forum comprises the following topics:
› What is the current state of the affairs with regard to the financing of projects in Belarus by
international financiers and investors?
› What are the advantages of investment cooperation with the Republic of Belarus: investment
climate and investment opportunities of Belarus?
› What are the perspective areas of investment activities in Belarus?
› The presentations of investment projects of the Republic of Belarus
› What explains insufficient activity in respect to the financing of projects in Belarus?
› What are the main barriers to an increase of financial and investment cooperation?
› What measures should be adopted to increase the amount of funds invested in Belarus?
› What directions for investment/financing do financiers consider as the most promising
ones?
› What can the EU, EEU, USA, Chinese financial institutions, and other stakeholders do for
Belarus from the financing and developmental perspective?
› What opportunities does not Belarus miss in regards to the financial cooperation with the
USA?

 

Second day of the forum entitled “Institutional changes – ways to improve the
game rules” concentrates on practical issues:
› What pathways for institutional change will suit Belarus’ development the best?
› What sectoral reforms are needed mostly and what exactly needs to be done?
› What ways of institutional changes would be best perceived by international community
and how can the external actors assist Belarus’ development?

 

Place: MARRIOTT Minsk
Date: 29-30 September 2016

 

Geïnteresseerden kunnen aanmelden bij:

Contactpersoon: Andrei Prokopchuk

Functie: Adviseur

E-mail: nl.trade@mfa.gov.by

Tel:+31 (0)703028032

 

 

Belarusian Forum – Broadening the Horizons