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Central Asia Trade & Export Finance Forum 2006, Almaty
Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN | June 6-7, 2006Hyatt Regency Hotel, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Event Review
Exporta's second annual event in Kazakhstan was well attended by a good cross-section of the local and international trade fi nance markets. Various corporate viewpoints accompanied talks by lawyers, bankers, insurers, brokers, export credit agencies, the EBRD and consultants. A cocktail reception ended the two-day event.
Delegate comments:
Excellent conference!
Deutsche Bank
Speakers were highly professional, well prepared and to the topic.
Aviation Technical Centre of Almaty International Airport
This conference has become the largest trade and export finance event in Central Asia.
EBRD
Description
Brochure
Programme
Day One - Tuesday, June 6th
08.45 Registration
09.30 Chairman's Introduction
Trade, Economics, Politics & Risks
09.40 Development of trade finance in Central Asia - growth and prospects
Rudolf Putz, Head EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Typical payment terms
• What are the risks?
• Who provides trade finance?
• What can be financed?
• How much does it cost?
10.20 Politics risks overshadowing the Caspian region: How they impact trade and investment opportunities
Leonid Peisakhin, Head of Eurasia Division, Exclusive Analysis
• Complicated balance between opportunities for natural resource extraction and the absence of respect for the rule of law among political elites
• Importance of political elites
• Hurdles caused by rampant corruption and how the levels of corruption vary across the region
• Forecasts concerning regime stability in Central Asia continued...
• Importance of understanding the influence and agenda of major players such as Russia, China and India
• The bugbear of Central Asia – Islamist terrorism – and its true capability to disrupt business operations
11.00 Networking break
Insurance & Risk Cover
11.30 Political and export credit risk insurance: a private market perspective
David Maule, Director, Arthur J. Gallagher
• What is available and what is not, on a single risk basis?
• Case studies in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
• How have claims in the region impacted on the insurers' appetite for new risks?
12.10 The activity of State Insurance Corporation for the insurance of export credit and investment
Askar Kaliyev, Chairman of the Executive Board, KECIC
• About KECIC
• Insurable risks
• Insurance products
• Insurance conditions
• International collaboration
12.50 Lunch
14.30 Receivable management solutions
Thomas Boelinger, Director for Russia & CIS, Coface SA
• Credit insurance and factoring
• Information
• Ratings for SME's
• Debt collection
Legal Issues
15.10 Keeping documentation watertight and the pitfalls in Central Asia
Jim Varanese, Partner, Clyde & Co
• Structuring deals to meet external standards – making the grade on international regulatory and anti-corruption standards
• Fully enforceable contracts? Where courts apply local law ignoring international convention – some travel warnings
• Ringfencing the investment – beating the local law and insolvency traps
• Multi-modal transportation in Central Asia – managing the legal risks
15.50 Networking break
Financing Case Studies
16.20 Arranging successfully multi-sourced export finance
Ulf Wokurka, Director, Deutsche Bank
• What are the advantages and disadvantages?
• What are the specific challenges in the arranging process?
• What are the pitfalls to be avoided?
17.00 Post warehouse receipt – what are the steps?
Peter Bryde, Senior Manager, Standard Bank
• Update on current status
• How do we move beyond post harvest financing
17.40 Close of Day One, followed by evening reception
Day Two – Wednesday, June 7th
09.00 Current trends, opportunities and challenges of the Kazakh bank syndicated loan market
Ben Dobson, Director, Deutsche Bank
• Brief overview of the current market
• Look at current trends
• Case study
• Some comparisons with other CIS markets
• Where is the market heading?
09.40 Factoring industry in former Soviet Union
Mikhail Treyvish, Chairman of the Board & CEO National Factoring Company, President East European Factoring Association
• Recent development of factoring industry in the region
• LC vs open account
• Factoring vs banking financing
• Factoring vs credit insurance
Country Focus
10.20 Project financing and investment opportunities in Kazakhstan
Scott Sambucci, Director, Economic Information Services, LLC
• Recent finance and investment trends
• Economic diversification
• Specific sector opportunities:
• Energy
• Mining and metallurgy
• Agribusiness
• Transportation
• Real estate
• Joint venture and public listing opportunities
• Market risks and challenges
10.50 Networking break
11.20 Uzbekistan
11.50 Turkmenistan
12.20 Development of trade finance in Kyrgyzstan
Mikhail Nadel, Chairman of the Board
• Overview of the existing trade finance market in Kyrgyzstan
• Potential risks and opportunities for foreign partners
• Future outlook: following the footsteps of Eastern Europe
Corporate Viewpoint
12.50 Capital investments funding in the agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ibragim Tagashev, Chairman of the Board, KazAgroFinance
• Overview of long-term investments in agriculture
• Issues on legal regulation of capital investments funding in agriculture
• Corporate profile: trade transactions funding under capital investments in the agribusiness
Telecoms
13.20 The Kazakh telecoms market – liberalisation and case studies of development
13.50 Chairman's closing remarks and close of conference followed by lunch
14.00 Networking lunch
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