PARIS – beginning of the OECD Forum 2015, with the attention-grabbing question of the VZMD President addressed to the highest representative of the European Central Bank – »different criteria for stress tests and unequal treatment of particular countries
In Paris, yesterday marked the beginning of the OECD Forum 2015, whose this year's theme is »Investing in the Future: People, Planet, Prosperity«. The forum addressing key issues such as investment, inclusive growth, climate and sustainable development goals has been attended by high representatives of countries, institutions, the economy and diplomacy.
At the focal round table entitled »Unlocking Investment«, which followed the opening, the president of VZMD - PanSlovenian Shareholders` Association and Board member of the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (Better Finance), Mr. Kristjan Verbič, as the first discussant, posed a question for the President of the Supervisory Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), Ms. Danièle Nouy, and underlined the importance of trust, primarily of individual investors, and kindly asked for the clarification of and opinion on the extremely different criteria for performing stress tests which significantly affect investors, and which, in Slovenia, brought about highly contentious expropriations. (you can view the question and answer by clicking on the link starting from 59:29 minute onwards: http://webcastcdn.viewontv.com/client/oecd/forum2015/02062015_blue.html)
The focal panel was also attended by Mr. Ronald Cohen, President of the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce, Arda Ermut, President of the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT), İlhami Koç, Vice President of Isbank, Eric Labaye, President of  McKinsey Global Institute, Richard Trumka, Thierry de Longuemar, Vice President of Finance and Risk Management, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and President of Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC), who also commented on the question posed by Mr. Verbič. The latter has participated in the OECD Forum for the fourth time consecutively where he also posed a weighty question regarding the expropriated bondholders and shareholders of the Slovenian banks for the Forum keynote speaker and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Ms. Alenka Bratušek last year.
Following the yesterday's opening address by the representative of the United Nations, Ms. Helen Clark, OECD Secretary General, Ms. Angela Gurríe and the French Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ms. Ségolène Royal, own opinions and views will be delivered by 226 speakers out of which 19 ministers, prime ministers and presidents of countries such as Czech Republic, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Turkey in two days.
Under the sixth this year's tour of the international business-investor programs: Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) and International Investors` Network (invest-to.net) Mr. Verbič arrived in Paris from Skopje, where he participated in the international delegation of the business delegation of business angles, who visited Albania, Kosovo and FYR Macedonia, but the road will take him to Taipei where he will participate in the delegation of the European Commission's Mission for Growth.
After fruitful presentations in the past two years in Abu Dhabi, Astana, Almaty, Baku, Belgrade, Bled, Bratislava, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Buffalo, Bucharest, Cape Town, Celje, Dubai, Vienna, Eindhoven, Grodno, Helsinki, Istanbul, Yaroslavl, Qatar, Kiev, Copenhagen, Ljubljana, Madrid, Minsk, Montevideo, Moscow, New Delhi, New York, Ouagadougou, Paris, Piran, Praia, Pristina, Reykjavik, Skopje, Tehran, Tirana, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Vitebsk, Wiesbaden in Zagreb, the international business-investor programs of VZMD continue to provide efficient presence and presentation for its partners on five continents this year as well.
																								



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The speakers from Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and USA talked about multiple legal proceedings which they had come up against as investors representatives. On this occasion Mr. Verbič, as a part of the discussion led by the former President of the European Parliament. Mr. Jose Maria Gil Robles, stressed the importance of trust of investors and anew brought attention to the cases of expropriated investors in banks, where the former holders of bonds and shares of Slovenian banks belong. 
The conference attendees also discussed about new raising capital models such as "crowdfunding" as well as new communication models, connections and relationships among individual investors. The VZMD President joined the working lunch at the headquarters of Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo,  where the Executive Board of IFLN mapped out the strategy of future activities. In the evening, the most prominent guests and participants headed for the renown palace El Escorial for informal gathering. The high visibility conference ended last night, with the prize-awarding ceremony for the »Shareholders-friendly Award«, which was received by the Repsol company. Such awards were also received by the two Slovenian companies in 2011 and 2012 (
The numerous prominent guests participated both in the conference and the evening's reception of the Federation of European Securities Exchange, among others the members of the European Parliament: Markus Ferber, Othmar Karas, Georgios Kyrtsos, Petr Jezek, Michael Theurer, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Beatrix von Storch, representatives of stock exchanges Athens Exchange Group, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Budapest Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, Euronext, Irish Stock Exchange, London Metal Exchange, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Oslo Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Vienna Stock Exchange in Warsaw Stock Exchange, as well as representatives of the organizations Better Finance, European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), EuropeanIssuers, European Federation of Accountants and many others.
The event in Brussels was also followed by the team of 
The attendees of the Friday's presentation were addressed by the Minister of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Zdravko Počivalšek, and GZS President, Mr. Samo Hribar Milič, whereby numerous possibilities of collaboration, several economic delegations as well as opportunities for Slovenian companies and institutions were also presented.
Immediately upon arrival to Dubai on Tuesday the members of the delegation took part in business meetings in the famous tallest skyscraper in the world, Burj Khalifa, and they also met up with the Slovenian business community over there. On Wednesday, they all participated in the Business Forum of the Abu Dhabi's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where formal and informal talks between members of the delegation and esteemed local participants were facilitated. In parallel with the active participation of Mr. Verbič, the discussions about opportunities of investment and business collaboration and strategic partnerships were entered into.
After fruitful presentations in the past two years in 
The CETA Agreement, which might come into effect as early as 2017 in some optimistic anticipations, is by far the most complex treaty on free trade worldwide, which exceedingly broadly and with minor exceptions provides for tax exemptions, which will equip also Slovenian exporters with the incomparably better opportunities for entry into and conducting business on the promising Canadian market. In this matter, VZMD is welcoming the approach and openness of Canada and its high representatives who presented the Agreement and pertaining potentials and answers the questions of invitees.


