More than 1,000 business and political leaders unite at Moscow Exchange Forum 2014

28 March 2014 - More than 1,100 delegates including investors, issuers, market participants and government officials gathered yesterday in the Ritz Carlton hotel in Moscow to take part in Moscow Exchange Forum 2014.

The forum kicked off with a high level discussion on the future of Russia"s financial markets and global economic challenges, with the discussion lead by Professor Alexey Kudrin (and former Deputy Prime Minister), Alexander Afanasiev (CEO of Moscow Exchange), Elvira Nabiulina (Chairman of the Central Bank), Alexey Uliukaev (Minister of Economic Development) and Anton Siluanov (Minister of Finance).As is traditional at Moscow Exchange forums, the opening plenary session was followed by a number of working sessions led by prominent members of the Russian and international financial community, covering topics such as "how to attract capital into Russian companies in the current market environment", "new challenges in financial market regulation", "opportunities for growth in the bond market in 2014", "the impact of financial market infrastructure upgrades on the IPO market", and other critical topics.

Moscow Exchange CEO Alexander Afanasiev said: "We were pleased to see such strong interest from Russian and international market players alike in gathering together for a candid and productive discussion of the key challenges and opportunities facing the market today.  It is precisely when times are challenging  that the need for such dialogue and exchange of ideas between market participants becomes even more important.  We would like to thank everyone for their support and look forward to continuing discussions in and around future Moscow Exchange forums."

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