2nd annual Central Asian Investment Conference “Financing Sustainable Economic Development of Kazakhstan: Problems, Perspectives, Opportunities” will take place in Almaty on 27-28 March 2008.

Conference is organised by Advantix Ltd, Almaty Investment Management and Centras Securities.

This year the Main Partner of the conference is the NYSE Euronext.

The Conference is one of the largest and most significant Investment Events which is aimed at boosting growth of the Central Asian capital market and meeting the region’s increasing need for new capital. The conference annually brings together over 350 key players from the Central Asian and International capital markets including senior government officials at the ministerial level, top managers of the national & international companies working in Central Asia, institutional investors and investment analysts, investment and pension fund managers, investment banks and corporate lenders, legal advisors, auditors, insurance brokers, non-executive directors, IR consultants.

The significance of the conference is emphasised in the last year’s written address by Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Mr Masimov which remains relevant to the forthcoming event: «Dynamic development of Almaty as the principal financial centre of Central Asian Region is based on creating favourable conditions and opportunities for financial organisations... The investment conference makes a valuable contribution to the integration of Kazakh securities market into the global capital markets. Today’s conference, judging by the subjects discussed, wide range of participants representing various domestic and international financial organisations may be considered as the most important platform for strategic development of the financial market [of Kazakhstan]. It gives the participants an opportunity for professional discussions of the integration perspectives. I am confident that the Central Asian Investment Conference will be a perfect opportunity to learn more about Kazakhstan and its opportunities for both existing market players and those who are only planning to enter Kazakh market”.

Main subjects of the conference this year:

• Financing sustainable economic development of Kazakhstan – the driving force of the Central Asian Region.
• Forthcoming WTO Accession of Kazakhstan. Installing market competition principles adhered by the WTO.
• Kazakh Capital Market Development. Challenges of the local capital growth and integration.
• Listing Kazakh securities on the international investment markets. Current practices.
• Investment climate in Kazakhstan. Credit and Investment Risks.
• Impact of global credit crunch on the Kazakhstan’s Real Estate Financial Sector.
• Sustainability of the banking and financial service industry in Kazakhstan.
• Development of the Securities and Joint Investment Market in Central Asia.
• Raising finance for the infrastructure projects managed by the Kazakh corporations.
• Raising capital for the Central Asian Mid-Cap companies on the Alternext of the NYSE Euronext.
• Raising value before and after an IPO. The role of good investor relations practice.
• Corporate Governance requirements for companies planning international listing.