The 10th International Financial Markets Conference co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance, Lietuvos bankas and Lithuanian Banking Association will take place in Vilnius on 4 October, Friday. International and national policymakers, representatives of EU and Baltic financial institutions and business experts will meet at the conference to share their insights on the trends on European and Baltic capital markets and the investment climate in the current geopolitical context.
The event will be held live on 4 October at the conference room of Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva (Konstitucijos pr. 20, Vilnius).
The language of the conference is English, no interpretation into Lithuanian will be provided.
- The full programme can be found on the conference website at www.financeconference.eu
The agenda of the conference in Vilnius includes several key topics, such as European and regional trends shaping capital markets; IPO environment in the Baltic countries; and Baltic high-yield debt market. Discussions will also focus on whether now is the right time for households to switch from real estate investments to liquid financial instruments.
The conference will discuss how to foster the efficient functioning of the EU capital markets union, which is largely responsible for the competitiveness of the EU common market, economic growth and innovation development. Greater integration of capital markets, a retail investment strategy as part of the development of capital markets, and opportunities to foster investment in innovation and green and digital transformation are all key aspects of this topic.
Drawing on specific examples from the Baltic countries, the speakers and participants will look for answers to the questions of how to stimulate the development of the regional stock market and broaden the range of alternative financing options. They will look for answers to questions such as: when is the right time to think about the IPO, why both institutional and private investors are still reluctant to invest in securities, how to encourage unicorns to list on the Baltic stock exchanges, etc.
The third part of the conference will focus on the Baltic bond market trends and behaviour of retail investors. To explore this topic from different angles, the conference will discuss the return on bonds as an asset class, the risks associated with the growing bond market, and investor approaches to find out why they still do not find bonds an attractive asset class.
The panel discussion “Is now the time for households to switch from real estate to liquid financial instruments?” will focus on the changing interest rate landscape that may affect residential real estate investors. Can we expect property prices to grow at their previous pace and are the historical average returns demonstrated by property investments sustainable? How will investment habits be affected by the investment account? These questions will be discussed during the closing panel.
The international financial conference will be attended by Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of Lithuania, Gintarė Skaistė, Minister of Finance of Lithuania, Claudia Maria Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of Lietuvos bankas, Madis Muller, Governor of the Central Bank of Estonia, Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of the Central Bank of Latvia, Andre Kuusvek, CEO of Nordic Investment Bank, Arminta Saladžienė, Nasdaq Vice President for the European Market and others.