Global Finance Ukraine, 8-10 November 2005, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kiev, international Conference,Ukrainian Investment Summit, Adam Smith Institute, adam smith conferences

In In the light of the unprecedented and ongoing attention to the business landscape in Ukraine, it is clear that there is great demand amongst Ukrainian corporates for domestic and international capital. Likewise international institutional and strategic investors are paying much closer attention to Ukrainian business and its requirements.

Global Finance Ukraine is brought to you by the Adam Smith Institute, the organisers of the Ukrainian Investment Summit, the largest international investment conference for Ukraine to date, which attracted over 450 attendees from 18 countries to London in mid-March to hear from 70 speakers including a government delegation of the highest level.

This timely conference will provide a platform to bring together the senior management of Ukraine’s leading corporates and key executives from the world’s leading investment banks, private equity firms and fund managers. The aim is for Ukraine’s most dynamic companies to highlight their financial requirements, while the international financiers will outline what is required to compete for global capital.

In today’s intensively competitive world, Ukrainian senior finance executives face increased responsibilities. They require the skills and knowledge to manage capital raising strategies, corporate investment, debt and equity products, risk management, cost-effective business growth strategies, corporate governance and transparency. Hear from the most exciting Ukrainian corporates, from the major blue-chips to the most dynamic fast-growing companies.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear first hand about the developments strategies of Ukraine’s foremost companies together with an appraisal of the appetite of the global investment community for Ukraine.

KEY TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

What are the relative benefits and risks for international portfolio investors in Ukrainian market?

To what extent are Ukrainian stocks undervalued?

Can we expect a wave of new issuers in the Ukrainian capital markets?

Should there be limits on non-resident investors with specific reference to short-term government debt? Will the current strong appetite affect the Ukraine’s currency reserves or exchange rates?

Appraising the options for Ukrainian corporates - domestic debt market vs Eurobonds market? What is the outlook for long term finance in Ukraine?

How much flexibility will the current budget allow for Ukraine to issue Eurobonds or raise finance among international financial institutions?

An international institutional investor’s assessment of the new government’s performance and of the market in general.

To what extent have the government’s actions concerning controversial past privatisations impacted investor sentiment towards Ukraine, either positively or negatively?

What is the optimal exchange rate for the hryvna in order to support domestic producers?

Has the hryvna reached its optimal exchange rate against the leading currencies? To what extent has this impacted Ukraine’s domestic manufacturing base and export-driven industries?

Will we see a shift towards greater domestic borrowing by Ukrainian corporates in Ukraine?

How to create the necessary liquidity in the Ukrainian capital markets?

The outlook for consolidation and foreign investment in Ukrainian banking sector. What impact will it have on the products and services available to Ukrainian corporates?

What instruments, tools and sources of finance are currently showing the most potential among Ukrainian corporates and what factors determine their choice? Equity or debt instruments, loans, M&A, securitization or IPO?

Will 2006 be the boom year for M&A? Assessing the key strategies of the leading Ukrainian corporates and options to finance the deal: pre-merger and post-merger stages

What is the outlook for Ukrainian IPOs? What will be the market of choice?

For more detailed information on the programme or to participate contact Natalia Millman on email: natalia@adamsmithconferences.com or Tel.: +44 20 7490 3774

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