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1 18-19 March 2015 CROWN PLAZA HOTEL, MINSK, BELARUS BELARUS: TRADE FINANCE 2015 CIS: TRADE FINANCE 2015 With participation from:

2 Speakers: KIRIL RUDY Assistant to the President REPUBLIC OF BELARUS TARAS NADOLNIY Deputy Chairman THE NATIONAL BANK OF BELARUS MAXIM ERMOLOVICH Deputy Minister MINISTRY OF FINANCE, Republic of Belarus KEN IMAI Representa;ve in CIS JBIC VINCENT O BRIEN Member of Banking Committee INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAVID BISCHOF Policy Manager, banking Commission ICC Paris RUDOLF PUTZ Deputy Director Financial Ins;tu;ons Head Trade Facilita;on Programme (TFP) EBRD FRANCIS DELAEY Head of Minsk Regional Office EBRD HOLGER KAUTZKY Regional Head Russia/Belarus COMMERZBANK AG MARCK WENGRZIK Co- Chairman AKA BANK ZUZANA FRANZ Director, Financial Ins;tutes BHF BANK, Frankfurt* SASCHA HAENDLER Director, Export Finance LANDESBANK BERLIN AG ELVIRA BERGMANN Head of Export Finance Origina;on Team LANDESBANK BADEN- WUERTTEMBERG ECA IN MINSK DMITRY PROZOROV Head of CIS Office SACE Italy JOHANNES PFLUEGL Director OeKB Austria JOHM PLACE Head Representa;ve in CIS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA Canada* MIROSLAV SOMOL Deputy General Director EGAP Czech Republic RAIJA RISSANEN Vice President FINNVERA Finland THOMAS BAUM Partner, Finance & Regula;ons PWC EULER HERMES Germany JORGEN BOLLESEN Finance Advisor, Russia & CIS EKF Denmark ZHONGMIN XIE Representa;ve in Russia SINOSURE* SUZANNA WITH Senior Advisor EKN Sweden ALEXANDRA HANZEL Vice President KUKE Poland MILAN HORVATH Member of the Board, Deputy CEO Insurance Division EXIMBANKA SR Slovakia ALEXANDRA HANZEL Vice President KUKE Poland SIBIL SVILAN President SID BANKA Slovenia

3 Day One, Wednesday 18 March 09:30 Registra;on & Welcoming Coffee 10:00 Chairman s welcoming Address MARCK WENGRZIK Co- Chairman AKA BANK Economic challenges in the turbulent ;mes In this session the following topics will be discussed: Overview of the current economic climate and its influence on the Belarus market What are the Belarusian economic prospects for 2015, considering the global slow- down and gloomy news from abroad? Changing role of Belarus in the global financial arena and in trade finance in par;cular What is the Belarus market demand in export and trade finance? In which financial areas the growth could be expected? What are the forecasts for trade finance development? Presenta;on: Belarusian Banking system development direc;ons and changing in the regula;ons: banking authori;es ini;a;ves in suppor;ng the country s fiscal system and co- opera;on with foreign financial ins;tu;ons TARAS NADOLNIY Deputy Chairman THE NATIONAL BANK OF BELARUS Presenta;on from Belarus Ministry of Finance MAXIM ERMOLOVICH Deputy Minister MINISTRY OF FINANCE, Republic of Belarus Discussion par;cipant KIRILL RUDY Assistant to the President of Republic of Belarus 11:30 Coffee 11:50 Co- opera;on in the trade finance area with different countries and regions Case- studies Russian Bank German Bank Italian Bank Japan Bank for Interna;onal Co- opera;on (JBIC) Prospects for co- opera;on with Belarus KEN IMAI Representa;ve in CIS JBIC 13:30 Lunch

4 14:30 Syndicated loan market in Belarus (presenta;ons and discussion) SL market trends in the current economic climate Analysis of the market what countries are most ac;ve? What projects? Who are the major players? Pricing in the new economic reality trends and expecta;ons What risks are acceptable by lenders in the Belarussian market today Prac;cal case studies 16:15 Coffee 16:30 Discussion: ECA s assisted financing This session will focus on current ECA s ac;vity in Belarus with case studies on current and concluded deals in the country. Par;cipants: JOHANNES PFLUEGL Director OeKB Austria THOMAS BAUM Partner, Finance & Regula;ons PWC EULER HERMES Germany ALEXANDRA HANZEL Vice President KUKE Poland SIBIL SVILAN President SID BANKA Slovenia MILAN HORVATH Member of the Board, Deputy CEO Insurance Division EXIMBANKA SR Slovakia MIROSLAV SOMOL Deputy General Director EGAP Czech Republic 17:30 (approx.) Cocktail Recep;on

5 Day Two, Thursday 19 March 09:30 Morning Coffee 10:00 ECAs in MINSK CIS: TRADE FINANCE 2015 How has the role of the ECAs changed in the current economic situa;on? How have the sanc;ons affected work in the second half of 2014? How are the ECAs planning to support their exporters? What risks and under which terms are acceptable in the current situa;on and what changes to expect in the nearest future ECA on Belarus what future development to expect analysis of current deals and situa;on Overview of policies in other CIS countries SATORU KOYAMA Head of Paris Office NEXI Japan DMITRY PROZOROV Head of CIS Office SACE Italy JOHM PLACE Head Representa;ve in CIS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA Canada RAIJA RISSANEN Vice President FINNVERA Finland JORGEN BOLLESEN Finance Advisor, Russia & CIS EKF Denmark ZHONGMIN XIE Representa;ve in Russia SINOSURE SUZANNA WITH Senior Advisor EKN Sweden Representa;ve from EXIAR Russia 11:45 Coffee 12:00 Discussion: Role of Belarus in the regional trade finance arena Has the trade finance ac;vity changed since the Russian situa;on occurred in summer 2014? Where from are the future trade flows expected? Which region (EU: neighbouring countries and Western Europe CIS, Eastern countries) would become the best source for raising trade finance in 2015? Compara;ve analysis of terms and condi;on, pricing What is the best/worth scenario for 2015? Panellists: 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Assessment of trade finance ac;vity in 2014 and prospects for 2015 Overview of trade finance ac;vity in ICC countries and CIS role in the global trade finance arena VINCENT O BRIEN Member of Banking Committee INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TFP of EBRD Analysis of 2014 achievements and plans for 2015 RUDOLF PUTZ Deputy Director Financial Ins;tu;ons Head Trade Facilita;on Programme (TFP) EBRD 15:00 Coffee

6 15:20 Trade Finance ac;vity in CIS countries strategies for 2015, analysis of best accomplishments in 2014, new challenges, plans and expected scenario Growing role of factoring Most popular L\C in the current market Development of trade credit insurance Export and pre- export finance during turbulent economic ;mes Kazakhstan Ukraine Azerbaijan Georgia 17:00 EBRD E- Learning programme Award Ceremony and Cocktail Recep^on