Mykhailo Merkulov, CEO Arricano Real Estate Plc, will take part in CIS BANKERS VII Ukrainian Banking Forum with a report in the section "Financial Stability and Sector Prospective", explaining how one of the leading retail real estate operators works in the current economic conditions providing double-digit growth of financial indicators, propose to discuss steps to strengthen the effectiveness of interaction between the banking sector and the retail industry and share his concept related to influence of consumption growth in Ukraine.
    Mykhailo Merkulov believes that the representatives of the real sector, joining the business dialogue at the VII Ukrainian Banking Forum - the largest banking and financial conference in Eastern Europe can enrich the understanding of the current economic situation and together with the financial and banking sector develop more precise development policies. “We are all interested in economic growth and increase in consumption,” CEO Arricano said. - To influence the consumption, it is necessary, among other things, to become more technological, to learn how to work with big data. The best source of data for influencing the increase in consumption is the information obtained from retail trade demonstrating the growth of turnover. I intend to present such data on CIS BANKERS VII Ukrainian Banking Forum".
In the first section of the Forum "Financial Stability and Sector Prospective" the participants plan to discuss the macroeconomic situation in the country, challenges faced by banks and by business, the first results of the NBU's new strategy and plans for its implementation, forecasts for the next year and many other issues.
The speakers of the first section - Dmytro Sologub, the Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine; Serhii Tihipko, the owner of TAS Group; Kyrylo Shevchenko, Chairman of the Board of Ukrgasbank; Tamas Hak-Kovacs, the Chairman of the Board of OTP Bank; Dr. Sanjeev Kanoria, the Vice-Chairman, the Owner Austrian Anadi Bank AG; Jaroslav Sovgira, the Managing Director of EMEA Moody's banking group, will talk about the methods which can make the economy healthy and about the steps that should be made in the next 12 months.
    CIS BANKERS is the largest platform for a dialogue between banks, business, regulators and foreign experts in Ukraine which helps to improve the business climate in Ukraine, to create a new regulatory framework, and to promote reforms, Olena Krik, founder of CIS BANKERS, assures.
CIS BANKERS VII Ukrainian Banking Forum will be held on October 11-12, 2018, and it is expected that more than 300 participants will visit the Forum, including the top officials of banks and companies operating in the financial market - owners, members of Management Board, CEO, as well as business representatives.