Conference Sum Up

The 16th International Conference of the Belgrade Stock Exchange was organized on two parallel tracks. In addition to panel discussions and special lectures, in cooperation with WOOD & Company, the 7th Regional Investor Conference was organized, at which representatives of 14 companies from four countries of the region had the opportunity to present their business results to representatives of 22 investment companies, on over 100 B2B meetings. In the selection for the company with best investor relations in 2017, the Gold Plaque for Best Investor Relations was awarded to NIS jsc. From Novi Sad, while the Plaque for the greatest improvement in the quality of investor relations was awarded to Valamar Riviera from Poreč.

Panel part of the Conference gathered over 200 participants from local investment companies, banks, financial intermediaries, state bodies, as well as domestic and foreign business entities, media representatives, etc. Central themes were the macroeconomic position and the results of the Serbian economy, the strategies for the development of the capital market, as well as the technological innovations in financial markets. Discussions highlighted the problems of start-up and SME financing, the lack of alternative sources of financing in Serbia, lack of simulative tax regulations, as well as the lack of investors and new trading materials on the Serbian stock market.

The Golden Sponsor of the Conference was NIS a.d. Novi Sad, and among the sponsors were Nikola Tesla Airport from Belgrade, as Silver Sponsor, and Banca Intesa, Central securities depository and clearing house, Raiffeisen Future, Victoria Group, and Association of Serbian Banks.