Sponsors

		Nomura is a global financial services group dedicated to providing a broad range of financial services for individual, institutional, corporate and government clients. The Group’s activities include brokerage services, securities underwriting, investment banking advisory services, merchant banking, and asset management. Headquartered in Japan, Nomura operates in 30 countries with over 17,000 employees worldwide. In Kazakhstan and the CIS, Nomura has a strong track record in delivering pioneering solutions to our clients. In addition to sales and trading of securities products, we provide services ranging from equity and debt capital raising, M&A and other corporate finance advisory services, and project finance. For more information about Nomura please visit www.nomura.com.
		ABN AMRO is an international bank with European roots and a history going back to 1824. Our global network is supported by a staff of over 107,000 full-time equivalents in over 4,600 branches and offices in 53 countries. ABN AMRO is the first foreign bank in Kazakhstan, headquartered in Almaty (since 1994) and the first among international banks in the country to offer a range of consumer banking products with branches in Astana (the nation’s capital), Atyrau (the key Caspian oil and gas centre) and Tengiz (cash office) and over 500 full-time employees. The new branches and sales offices will be located in Aktau, Aktobe and Karaganda.
		Unistream is an international money transfer’s network with the nuclear of UNIStream Bank, based in Moscow, Russia. It offers a wide range of money transfer services serving up to 800 000 clients per year. Established in 2001, the system have been focused on the strategy of inexpensive and quality services that could be affordable to ordinary hard working people around the world. The company leadership has been putting diligent efforts in transformation of UNIStream into a solid international business with the focus on stepping up the amounts of turnovers, development of its network world wide and reaching new highs financially and operationally. Started in CIS and Russia, UNIStream currently controls over 25% of this segment keeping leadership positions in many countries of the commonwealth. With the turnover of $1-billion 850-million in 2006, the company currently operates 46,000 service points world wide in 85 countries. The system demonstrated a $1-billion 288-million amount of transactions in January - June of 2007 against $625-million in the same period last year. The volume of transactions in April - June of 2007 reached $792-million, almost a 100% as compared with the same period of 2006 when transactions worth $397-million were processed. The company has partnership relationships with over 300 financial institutions world wide.

Media partners

		EuroWeek is the leading capital markets weekly newspaper providing analysis of all Eurobond, syndicated loans, equities and structured finance deals. In addition to the weeky newspaper we publish a number of reports on various countries including, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. With 65% of its 12,000 readers based in Europe - many are institutional investors or investment bankers - EuroWeek provides the most targeted media for Investor Relations advertising targeted to investors and bankers in the international capital markets. For advertising and subscription information simply contact Henry Krzymuski on Tel: +44 207 440 6005; email: [email protected] or visit our website at www.euroweek.com
		FinanceAsia - The premier financial magazine and website in Asia. FinanceAsia was established in September 1996 and over the past decade has become one of the world’s foremost information sources on the Asian financial markets. In January 2006, FinanceAsia was bought by The Haymarket Group, the UK’s largest independently owned publishing company, with over 140 titles worldwide. Published monthly from our office in Hong Kong, FinanceAsia magazine provides our readers with the latest financial trends, interviews, features and investigative reports. The publication has a monthly circulation of over 21,600, including key decision makers at corporations, governments, investment and commercial banks, investors and financial intermediaries. FinanceAsia also publishes the region’s foremost daily updated financial website: www.financeasia.com, which provides readers with immediate information on the latest deals, moves, interviews and commentary on the financial markets. The website now attracts over 60,000 unique readers per month.
		Institutional Investor is the world’s leading publication for senior corporate Financial executives, professional money managers and advisors, and financial experts who serve their investment banking and funding needs. With a worldwide audited circulation exceeding 130,000, Institutional Investor guarantees readership in all regions of the world. Circulation: Investors (fund management and insurance companies), Issuers (Corporations and Government), Intermediaries (investment banks, independent investment advisory firms, pension fund consultants, brokerage Houses and real estate/holding/credit/finance companies). Now in its 39th year, Institutional Investor is one of the world’s premier financial monthlies, delivering world-class journalism to leading corporate and financial decision makers and government officials around the globe. Only Institutional Investor offers its signature rankings and ratings, like analyst research team awards, country credit rankings and money manager rankings. These features serve as respected industry benchmarks, and inform and influence our loyal readers throughout the year.
		Emerging Markets Report. Despite offering some of the highest returns to investors and market participants there is no one title which offers a complete overview of the Emerging Markets. Many titles will cover the Emerging Markets as part of their coverage of specific sectors, but often this coverage is small and incomplete when compared to the developed markets on which they primarily focus. Emerging Market Report fills this void by providing timely and comprehensive news and analysis, allowing readers to track key markets and trends. Emerging Markets Report provides the reader with a ready synthesis of important developments, key transactions and trends in equities, debt, sovereign loans, foreign exchange, project finance, trade finance, private equity and mergers and acquisitions. For More information contact: Paul Spendiff on +44 20 7680 5153 or e-mail him at [email protected]
		Since its foundation in 1969 by Sir Patrick Sergeant, Euromoney has become the pre-eminent journal of the international business and finance community. It is read by an audited readership of in excess of 145,000 high-ranking corporate and financial decision makers in more than 170 countries - 30% Continental Europe, 23% North America, 23% UK, 16.5% Asia Pacific, 3% Middle East, 2.5% Caribbean & Latin America and 2% Africa. Euromoney became a public company in 1986 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange as Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC. The Daily Mail is the biggest shareholder in the Euromoney group. Within the Euromoney group, Euromoney magazine is the flagship publication of one of Europe’s largest financial communications companies. Euromoney’s authority and prestige is immense. Each month, Euromoney publishes articles that the international business and financial community regard as essential reading. The company now employs more than 1,500 people creating specialist conferences, databases, training services and niche publications.
		Mapledene Publishing is: Russia Finance; Georgia Finance; Kazakhstan Finance; Ukraine Finance; Moldova Finance; The Baltic Finance; Mapledene Publishing team is an international group of professionals with successful track records in publishing industry, finance and economic policy. Mapledene Publishing helps organisations to dramatically raise their profile through the media. We target exactly the people you want to reach and deliver the level of coverage you need to get noticed. Each Publication achieves its objectives by bringing together the most up-to date information, which encompasses articles from key executives around the globe from both the public and private sectors. Furthermore, internationally recognised team of editors and journalists remain at the cutting edge of investment ideas and opportunities for our established readership of leading global investors. By putting all development-related flows in a consistent framework, our publications allow government officials, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development community to better understand, manage, and promote the key challenges of financing development. Each Publication is focused on economic and business developments in key infrastructure areas such as Telecom, Information Technology, Banking, Industry, and Energy, covering a cross section of projects undertaken recently by major lending organisations.
		International Financing Review (IFR) is the world's leading source of capital markets intelligence. Every week it provides senior investment banking decision-makers with authoritative and unbiased commentary and analysis. IFRe.com takes this unrivalled content and combines it with a search facility specially designed to meet the requirements of the investment banking community. To register for a FREE TRIAL, please visit www.ifre.com today.
		Global Finance has been providing monthly news and analysis since 1987 about companies and financial institutions that do business around the world. Global Finance delivers the full story; corporate finance, joint ventures and M&A, country profiles , capital markets, investor relations, currencies, banking, risk management, custody, direct investment, money management and all the rest-specifically tailored for corporate readers around the world. Our coverage has helped define the very concept of globalization.
		"Expert RA" Rating agency was established in 1997. Strategic goal of agency is providing with information-analytical support to companies, working on Russian market. In the family of ratings of "Expert RA" classic credit ratings of companies from all economic spheres, regions and municipal institutions and also ratings featuring various aspects of social responsibillity of business are represented. In credit rating process "Expert RA" uses its own methodology developments that consider specific features of Russian economy and received positive feeedback from international audit and consulting companies as PriceWaterHouseCoopers and Deloitte&Touche. During 10 year of working activity "Expert RA" prepared more than 100 researches on markets of chemistry, oil chemistry, metallurgy, computer programs, insurance, leasing, banking services and other spheres. Detailed information about work of agency you can find at www.raexpert.ru and tel. (495) 225-3444
		The Analytical Banking Magazine is a respectable monthly magazine published since 1995. Over the last several years the magazine has been recognized as the most professional and popular edition in Russian banking industry. The magazine’s subscribers include heads of banks, insurance, financial and investment companies, government, representatives of the legislative and executive authorities from Russia, the CIS, the Baltic states and foreign countries Russia, 115088, Moscow, 5, The 1st Mashinostroeniya St. Phone +7(495)675-84-05, 675-84-16, 675-66-29, Fax +7(495) 675-84-05 http://www.abajour.ru E-mail: [email protected]
		Prime Tass agency of economic information (Russian Federation, established in 1996) – big information-analytical centre with staff more that 200 people. Agency publishes wide range of information publications in Russian and English languages and also distributes electronic version of «Vestnik Bank of Russia» Belarus bureau of PRIME-TASS agency was opened in 2003 in Minsk. During this time agency gained the reputation of authoritative source of information for Belarus Media, banking sector and companies. As specialized agency of economic information PRIME-TASS completely provide with information on interests of business community. Number of subscribers consist of Priorbank, Belvnesheconombank, AstanaEximbank, VTB Bank, Alfa-bank, National Bank of Belarus and others), state bodies, big Belarus and international companies. Main publication of Belarus bureau is news on-line at www.prime-tass.by. Agency also publishes information bulletins “Belarus. Business today”, “Belarus. Economy for week”
		"Delovie novosti" - television program on republican channel "31" (everyday KZ and international business-news) studio program in format of news; everyday coverage of main market tends, forecast of costs and situations on fund markets, currency markets and also on markets of economy and trade - exchange, insurance, mortgage, auto purchasing, real estate, bonds, securities, unit ivestment trusts, experts' views
		"Business and Vlast" business newspaper is focused on wide reading auditorium consisting of private businessmen, politicians, governmental officials, managers of national companies and budget organizations, foreign specialists and diplomats, students desiring to raise qualification "Business and Vlast" business newspaper highlights all key events of past week in Kazakhstan and abroad and also informes about future most important changes in economic life of country and regions. Focus of editorial is directed on discussion of contemporary economic issues and problems, joint decisions. Newspaper performes respectable comments of leading economists, politicians, specialists and local and foreign analysts that helps to get full picture of done reforms Our main rule: WE DONT JUST INFORM, WE FORM SOCIAL OPINION
		Information-analytical centre "Business Recourses Central Asia" Goals of the centre: -structuring of business information about Kazakhstani markets and countries actively cooperating with local banks and companies complex analysis and using of information basis for quality improvement of media resourses and also development new directions of business Information basis: - information about macroeconomics - about sheres and markets - about companies (leaders and rapidly growing) in each branch - about company projects - about politicians and businessmen
		Specialized magazine «KIT» - analytical review magazine. Magazine publishes events of financial market, opinions and comments of participants, analysis of tends. Magazine sections: “Events and comments”, “Actual interview”, “Profile company”, “Fund market”, “Banks”, “Insurance companies”, “Saving pension funds”, “Retail market”,” Economic policy”, “Analytics”, “Statistics of financial market” and others Authors: famous journalists, specialized in financing, leading analytics of financial market, specialists of regulatory markets. Readership: specialists and top managers of financing organizations, business owners, top managers of foreign companies, officials, consumers and students «KIT» publishes weekly with 48 lines. Circulation – 5000 spc.
		Exclusive magazine publishes since April, 2002 in Russian and English languages. Famous state officials, businessmen and art representatives speak in magazine. Award given by President, Nursultan Nazarbayev in June, 2006 certifies professionalism and achievements of "Exclusive" magazine. Magazine was awarded with diplomas and prizes by Ministry of economics and budget planning as the best analytical publication with most professional review of issues of economic spheres Circulation - 7 300 spc. Distrbution in Kazakhstan, CIS countries and far abroad.
		The Retail Finance - specialized magazine devoted to issues of development of retail financial business Issue is oriented on shareholders, managment involved in trade of financial products to natural persons. We are sure that retail financial business can be successful only in case of creation and functioning as whole system. The Retail Finance is magazine to create new stage of perception and management of business-processes in sphrere of retail finance and to raise the effectivity of profession Actuality of implementation of strategy of achievement maximum business effictivity and also various products and technological decisions for retail financial institutions Magazine gained strong authority among retail representatives of leading Russian banks and financial institutions
		"Investgazeta" ("Economika" publishing house) "Economika" publishing house publishes: "DELO"daily newspaper, analytical weekly "Investgazeta" newspaper, "TOP 1.000 Rating of the Best companies of Ukraine", professional issue about marketing communications and media Marketing Media Review, Business Spotlight English language magazine, specialized magazines Logistics, "Practice of value'. "Ecnomika" publishing house enters International Publishing Group Handelsblatt (Germany) "Investgazeta" - newspaper about how to benefit in business. "Investgazeta" focuses main attention on industry markets, financial sectors and capital markets, corporate governance issues. Every wekk inly for subscribers "Normative basis" that contains main decisions and documents on issues of financial-economy activity of enterprise 01034, Ukraine, Kiev, Vladimirskaya str., 49-А, 3 floor. tel.fax: +38 044 585-58-98; 585-58-97 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] www.investgazeta.net
		"Ria novosti" Russian Agency of International Information. One of the most cited and visited news resourses in Russia and in the world 24-hour and in 10 languages - www.rian.ru. Multimedia news portal:- Prompt news about situation in Russia and abroad-Contemporary photo and video reports-Analytics and comments on boiling issues-Review of Russian press, CIS and Baltics-Graphic news - Infographics-Interactive on-line conferences-Comments of readers, polls Contact information: +7495 981 6405, 981 6511, 981 6515 [email protected]