This year's sixth tour of the PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD) international business-investment programmes: Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) and International Investors` Network (invest-to.net) is being concluded by the VZMD President's return from Warsaw. In the framework of the tour the VZMD President Mr Kristjan Verbič, MSc, last week actively participated at the 9th Bled Strategic Forum, and he also attended the high-level THINK TANKS symposium (16+1) of China and Central and Eastern European countries (investo.TV VIDEO REPORT). Mr Verbič also attended the international investor's forum and the »Euroregion Neman 2014« expo which took place in the Belarusian city Grodno, the home to the »Grodnoinvest« free economic zone.
The VZMD President was, in the framework of the »Euroregion Neman 2014« expo, after the Thursday's noticeable opening ceremony, invited to present investo.si and invest-to programmes and the Slovenian business environment, wherein he invited numerous eminent businessmen and representatives of various institutions to join business delegation which will be, in cooperation with the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS), visiting Ljubljana in the second half of October. Besides the forum panels and various presentations the beer festival also took place. Beer is, otherwise, one of the most recognisable Belarusian export items, which is mostly exported to the neighbouring countries. Friday evening was concluded by a solemn award ceremony for the best company in the region in 2014, a gala reception (in the photo on the left: VZMD President with the Vice President of the Executive Board of Grodno region Elena Agej, Indian Ambassador to Belarus, HE Manoj K. Bharti and his wife, and the Head of the administration of the free economic zone »Grodnoinvest« Mr Sergey Tkachenko) and a fashion show presenting the textile products made by the manufacturing companies there.
At the Friday's reception Mr Verbič was invited to a special visit to the manufacturing complex "ZOV-LenEUROMEBEL", which he visited on Saturday, together with the Deputy General Manager Denis Mitsura, the Head of Grodnoinvest administration Mr Sergey Tkachenko, the Governor of the Turkish region Edirne - Dursun Ali Sahin, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Edirne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Recep Zipkinkurt (in the photo on the right).
Besides the representatives of various companies and institutions, many Belarus media representatives also expressed their interest in Slovenia and business opportunities it can offer, as well as an interest in the possibilities of cooperation (one of the GRODNO PLUS TV news coverage on the left).
After this year's successful presentations of companies, institutions and investment projects in Belgrade, Bled, Bratislava, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Madrid, Montevideo, New Delhi, New York, Ouagadougou, Paris and Tehran, and last year's in Astana, Almaty, Baku, Bled, Brussels, Buffalo, Bucharest, Cape Town, Celje, Dubai, Vienna, Kiev, Ljubljana, Madrid, Minsk, Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo, Toronto and Zagreb, the two VZMD international business-investment programmes continue to provide for its partners effective presence and presentations on five continents!
If you would like to take part in our events and activities, you are kindly invited to contact the VZMD investo.si programme coordinator by phone 031 770 771 or e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Other Related International Activities:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT about the week of the MOSCOW-VIENNA-CAPETOWN conferences involving the following: active participation of the international business-investment VZMD programmes, signing a memorandum with the Russian Federation of Investors, and protection of rights of the Slovene and European shareholders at the Viennese conference »The Financial Repression of Savers and Investors« (Moscow, Vienna, Cape Town, October 2013)
MOSCOW – At the Slovenian Embassy about a joint investors’ conference in the fall – an arrangement between the Russian Federation of Investors, VZMD and the Slovenian Embassy (Moscow, June 2013)
KAZAKHSTAN – a successful visit of the Slovenian business delegation in Kazakhstan – strong interest displayed in the international investors’ programs of the PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD): investo.si and investo.international (Astana, Almaty, June 2013)
WORLD BANK – President of VZMD and EuroFinUse Board Member speaker of the first panel at the international conference about audit reform and the importance of audit committees (Bucharest, June 2013)
VIDEO REPORT – Variegated happening at the 19th financial fair KAPITAL 2013 at Cankar Hall, along two-day presentation of the international investors’ programs and the lecture of VZMD President (Ljubljana, April 2013)
INDIA – visit of Slovenian government and business delegation – on the basis of Memorandum between ICPE and VZMD international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international also present (New Delhi, February 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT of “International Conference on Benefits and Challenges of Public Private Partnerships for improving Energy Efficiency” – key statements of prominent participants (Ljubljana, October, 2012)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Slovenian - Azerbaijani Business Forum in Baku (Baku, January, 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT - Investors' week and the view of business potentials and investment opportunities during the visit of distinguished international guests at the Slovenian coast (Postojna, Koper, Piran, September, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT "Ljubljana declaration" – historic decision on unification of 50 organizations of shareholders and investors under one association and VZMD award »Polet« for »Model corporate governance in multinational corporation« to Gorenje company (Ljubljana, September 21, 2012)
Gala reception and dinner before International Conference on financial education and investors` exposition »investo Expo« (Ljubljana, September 19, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT - International Conference at the Brussels Stock Exchange Stimulated Investors' Representatives and Institutions to Participate at the Investors' Week 2012 in September in Slovenia(Brussels, March 2012)
"Slovenian Day at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)" Exceptional Interest of Funds, Investors, and the Financial Media for Slovenian Companies and Its Investment Environment - The Introduction of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia's Newly Founded Affiliate, investo.me - Invest to Montenegro (Warsaw, October 2011)
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