Ex-Prime Minister of France, international experts to attend AlmatyInvest 2014

Mayor of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov, first Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, former Prime Minister of France François Fillon, Chairman of the Board of Baiterek National Holding Kuandyk Bishimbayev, heads of international financial institutions and economists will attend the forum. President of Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) Enrique Peñalosa, President of Rogers Holdings Jim Rogers, and Hans Peter Lankes of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are believed to participate in the event as well. The forum will be mainly dedicated to the development strategy of Almaty city as the financial center of the new Silk Road and the center for Islamic finance. Top-ranking experts and international analysts will defined the most promising projects in Almaty and share their experience in dynamic development of cities. Participants of the forum will also discuss the development of national innovative system, tourism and transition to ‘green economy'.