The traditional financial conference of Belarusbank welcomed the partners and clients of the bank in Frankfurt am Main on November 21, 2017. This year’s event was dedicated to the anniversary of the bank: «Belarusbank is 95. Always nearby!».
The conference gathered more than a hundred representatives of financial institutions and insurance companies of Germany, Russia, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia and other countries, as well as the World Bank and the CIS Finance and Banking Council.
Among the participants there were representatives of the Belarusian government agencies: the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus. Other delegates represented the bank’s partners, including petrochemical concern Belneftekhim, Belarusian Potash Company, footwear producer Belwest, Belarusian Steel Works – the managing company of BMC holding, Belarusian Railway, synthetic fiber plant Mogilevkhimvolokno, power industry enterprise Mogilevenergo, Grodno Glassworks, chemical plant Grodno Azot, tire manufacturer Belshina, Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ), AMKODOR – holding managing company (special purpose machinery), Tabak-Invest (cigarette production, retail and wholesale trade, construction), MMPZ-Group (metal rolling mill), etc.
Reports, presentations and panel discussions focused on the investment climate of Belarus, the promising areas of cooperation between domestic and foreign business circles, as well as the potential of Belarusbank, whose activity is aimed at the support of the national economy.
«The Bank’s history and activities, the loyalty of its clients and long-term cooperation with partners have served as the basis for the creation of the brand, which becomes recognizable only when the name of the organization is associated with the whole range of characteristics of that organization. The brand of Belarusbank has developed into a symbol of reliability and stability both in the domestic financial market and internationally. Being a full-fledged partner of the government and the business community, Belarusbank participates in a number of large-scale economic development projects. The new objectives of the Bank go hand in hand with the new strategic goals of our corporate clients and their large-scale investment projects», Chairman of the Board of Belarusbank Viktar Ananich said in his opening speech.
The conference served as a platform for new business ideas and promising projects with the participation of Belarusbank, Belarusian companies and foreign partners. It also opened the new phase of relationships between the bank and its partners. Guests of the conference highly appreciated the organizational level of the event.
During the conference there was arranged a series of negotiations aimed at the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between foreign partners and clients of the bank.
The conference included a seminar on business development of a company (German experience), which was organized by the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The seminar was dedicated to a detailed description of services provided by the chamber to German member companies for the purpose of the development of their domestic and foreign business.
Frankfurt Economic Development Agency (Wirtschaftsfoerderung Frankfurt GmbH) presented an investment support system and various services that could be of use to German and Belarusian companies.
Representatives of the German Stock Exchange (Deutsche Boerse) informed the participants of the seminar about the organization and the operating principles of their institution and the opportunities of Initial Public Offering (IPO).
«By organizing this conference we were striving to show our openness and willingness to efficiently cooperate with financial circles», said Viktar Ananich. “We expect this event to translate into real economic effect both for the bank and for the whole country”, he added.