Parliamentary Secretary Tonio Fenech and NEEC chairman Joseph F. X. Zahra are among the speakers of the Baltic Financial Forum being held on Thursday and Friday at the Reval Hotel in Riga.

The Baltic Financial Forum offers delegates the most up-to-date information on development of the economies of the Baltic States, their development in the context of the EU, banking system and infrastructure development, investment promotion, Public Private Partnership, financial market supervision and regulation.

Traditionally, during the forum, the Ministers of Finance, Governors of the National Banks, legislators and regulators discuss such issues as State budget, inflation, monetary policy and other subjects of the field. Business leaders, CEOs and CFOs of the major international and domestic companies also participate in the forum. Financial services industry is represented by banks, asset management, consulting, insurance, leasing and investment companies, as well as pension funds.

In the course of its 13 years of existence, the forum has gained the reputation of being one of the most important regional events in the financial field and gathers 350+ participants annually.

Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, will open the Baltic Financial Forum 2007.