Pakistan Capital Market Forum

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18 Pak companies to participate in London moot on Friday

ISLAMABAD: Eighteen Pakistan-based public and private sector companies will showcase at “Pakistan Capital Market Forum” at London Stock Exchange (LSE) UK on Friday December 10, 2010. Whereas more than 50 multinational foreign investment groups, business houses and top market leaders also have confirmed their participation in the moot.

LSE is organising the Forum in conjunction with Nomura Dubai at LSE headquarters, UK. The event will showcase the opportunities available to international investors in Pakistan economy and is designed to both showcase a number of Pakistan-based listed and public companies and connect them with a wide range of senior representatives from the international buy-side investor and corporate advisor communities – which will further strengthen these economic links and also bring direct benefits to the companies presenting and the wider economy of Pakistan and bring closer the leading business and investment groups to explore the areas of interest.

The public and private sector companies participating from Pakistan include, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL), Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC), Pakistan Railways, Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), Pakistan Steel, ENGRO, Luck, HUBCO, MCB, Bestway, BMA, AKD Securities, JS, Arif Habib, KASB Bank, Trust Bank, Barclays and SCB.

Whereas the multinational foreign investment groups, business houses and top market leaders include Aberdeen AM, Ashmore, Axa Framlington, Baillie Gifford, Baring Asset Management, Blackfriars, Blackrock, Charlemagne, Eton Park, Fidelity, Fortis, Genesis investment Management, Goldmans, Henderson/ New Star, Hermitage, Insight Investment, Investec, JP Morgan Asset Management, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd, M & G, Martin Currie, Mondrain, Neptune, Och-Ziff, Pictet, Polunin, SAC, Sarasin, Schroders, Smith & Williamson, Standard Life, Threadneedle and others.

The opposition leader in the Senate, Senator Wasim Sajjad, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation Senator Adnan Shah, members of the Committee Senator Ilyas Bilour and Senator Imtiaz Shaikh will also participate in the moot.