On March 20th BIA Forum ‘Georgian Economy - Prospects and Challenges' takes place in Radisson Blu Iveria hotel. PASHA Bank is the partner of the event. This forum will bring together more than 300 top executives from business community, the representatives of local government and international organizations. The forum aims at facilitating a communication platform between foreign investors and local companies and opens opportunities for both local and international businesses.

Shop Fest and B2B meetings will be held in parallel with the forum. Shop Fest gives a good opportunity to participant companies to showcase their products/services, attract new connections and make deals with event-exclusive terms and prices.

B2B meetings will bring together the representatives of local businesses and potential foreign investors. Here the interested parties will present their business initiatives in order to attract financing, search for new export channels and set new business contacts.

The welcome speech will be delivered by Mr. Dimitri Kumsishvili, Vice Prime Minister of Georgia. Mr. Shahin Mammadov CEO and Chairman of the board of Directors at PASHA Bank will speak about the Georgian corporate market from the viewpoint of commercial banks.

Among the speakers will be:

- Mr. Giorgi Cherkezishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

- Mr. Zurab Alavidze, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia

- Mr. Bruno Balvanera, Director for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, EBRD

- Ms. Mercy Tembon, Regional Director for the South Caucasus, World Bank

International speakers will be covering the topics concerning credit ratings, venture capital funds and real estate markets.

“PASHA Bank started operating in Georgia in 2013 as a result of direct investment of PASHA Holding. The bank offers corporate and investment services to large and medium-sized enterprises in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. Supporting the BIA Forum has a double reason for us: we share our successful experience with the attendees and establish new connections with the potential customers. We think that this event will have positive impact on the economic development of the country,”- said Shahin Mammadov, CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors at PASHA Bank.