Industry and Energy

Industry and Energy

International Investment Forum kicks off in Ashgabat

15 October 2009 07:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA-ECONOMICS. Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and IC Energy has organized Turkmenistan International Investment Forum in the Exhibition Palace â€œSergi Koshgiâ€, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from October 15 through 17.

APA News Agency is the official media partner for the forum.

This International Investment Forum is an intensive three-day event, which will cover key areas of investment opportunities in the following sectors: oil and gas, power generation, construction, agriculture, banking and finance, telecoms, tourism, transport, health care and pharmaceuticals.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is due to address the forum.

The confirmed international speakers include Khaled M. Al-Aboodi
CEO & General Manager, the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD); Tomasz Telma, Senior Manager for Central Asia, International Finance Corporation; Masaru Honma, Director for Central Asia, EBRD; senior officers from Deutsche Bank, Dragon Oil, ConocoPhillips, BP, ExxonMobile and other companies and international institutions.

The already confirmed participants include Amec, American Appraisal, AMT Group, Areva, Asian Development Bank, Astrakhan Region Government, Atlas Copco Central Asia, BG Group, BP, Buried Hill Energy, Byelkamit JSC JV, CMX Caspian & Gulf Consultants, Chevron-Nebitgaz B.V.,Colemont Insurance Brokers, ConocoPhillips, DEG Invest, Deutsche Bank, Dragon Oil, Dystar Textilfarben GmbH, EBRD, Engineering Dobersek GmbH, ENI S.p.A., Eurasia Capital Management, Exxon Mobil, Gaffney, Cline & Associates,General Electric (GE), Gedeon Richter, GlaxoSmithKline, Grundfos, Halliburton, International Finance Corporation, Islamic Development Bank, J.R.Mcdermott, Kapital Insurance, KCA Deutag, Kentech Group, Liebherr Export, Lukoil Overseas, Lurgi S.A, Marubeni Corporation, Mechel, MI Swaco, Mitsubishi Corporation, Motor Sich, MSA, Nobel Oil, OMV, Oracle, Polimeks, PriceWaterhousecoopers, RWE Dea AG, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Samruk Kazyna, Seco AB, Serdarym Economic Society of Turkmenistan, Sevcable Holding, Soyuzneftegaz, Sumy Frunze NPO, Tatneft, Tetra Pak, TMK Group, TOTAL Exploration & Production, TransMashHolding, VTB Capital, Wirtgen International GmbH, World Bank, Zeppelin International AG.

Besides APA, the information partners are Thomson Reuters, Caspian Energy, Guilf Oil & Gas, Business News Europe, Argus, Europeâ€™s Energy Portal, Turkmenistan International Magazine, The Moscow Times, Worldoils, Business Monitor International.