CANADA – Canadian Senior Trade Commissioner visited VZMD headquarters on Monday, and he became familiar with the efforts of the international business-investment programmes investo.si & invest-to.net, and the possibilities of cooperation, also within the

VZMD President Kristjan Verbič, MA, welcomed in VZMD (PanSlovenian Shareholders Association) premises Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Budapest Mr. Bradwin Niblock who arrived in Ljubljana on Monday, and he attended Tuesday's meeting of business representatives and Slovenian Honorary Consuls – Mr. John Domo, from Toronto, and Mrs. Ginette Gagne Koch from New Insbruck. The possibilities of the economic co-operation, and the programme of the forthcoming visit of the Slovenian delegation to Canada were also presented at this meeting, which was held at the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce.

In the framework of Monday's meeting the high-profile guest became familiar with VZMD efforts and activities, primarily those related to the international business-investment programmes Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) and International Investors` Network (invest-to.net). The two partners in dialogue also discussed the possibilities of presenting the above mentioned programmes in the framework of the Slovenian business delegation's visit to Canada. The Slovenian delegation will most likely visit Toronto and its surrounding area between November 14 and 20, 2103, and it is, among other things, planning to attend Food and Wine Trade Fair »Gourmet Food & Wine Expo Toronto«, and power conference APPrO 2013.

Only this year some successful presentations of Slovenian companies, institutions and investment projects have been carried out in Astana, Almaty, Baku, Brussels , Bled, Celje, Murska Sobota, Bucharest, Vienna, Kiev, Ljubljana, Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo and Zagreb, and next month at least a few more presentations will be performed in Madrid, Moscow, Vienna and Cape Town. Considering these two facts VZMD will decide about joining the previously mentioned delegation on the basis of the interest of companies, institutions, and investment projects included in their two international business-investment programmes.

VZMD is pleased to invite all those who would like to collaborate to contact investo.si VZMD programme coordinator by phone 031 770 771, or e-mail tratar@investo.si

Other Related International Activities:

MOSCOW – At the Slovenian Embassy about a joint investors' conference in the fall – an arrangement between the Russian Federation of Investors, VZMD and the Slovenian Embassy (Moscow, June 2013)

KAZAKHSTAN – a successful visit of the Slovenian business delegation in Kazakhstan – strong interest displayed in the international investors' programs of the PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD): investo.si and investo.international (Astana, Almaty, June 2013)

WORLD BANK – President of VZMD and EuroFinUse Board Member speaker of the first panel at the international conference about audit reform and the importance of audit committees (Bucharest, June 2013)

VIENNA – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from the European meeting of venture and start-up capital funds and the congress of business angels' network EBAN 2013 – an active role of VZMD and its international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international (Vienna, May 2013)

VIDEO REPORT – Variegated happening at the 19th financial fair KAPITAL 2013 at Cankar Hall, along two-day presentation of the international investors' programs and the lecture of VZMD President (Ljubljana, April 2013)

VIDEO REPORT – exclusively from the European Parliament: the EuroFinUse international conference and the Election Assembly, the announcement of the new President and Board of directors of this influential European association, into which a representative of Slovenia is also re-elected (Brussels, March 2013)

BRUSSELS – Slovenia with VZMD once more elected to the top of the European Federation of Financial Services Users – intensive international activities today continue with a conference in the European Parliament (Brussels, March 2013)

TOKYO – conclusion of the visit of Slovene economic and political delegation with Slovenian-Japanese Business & Investment Forum and the reception at Japanese investors' association – the active role of VZMD with its international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international(Tokyo, March 2013)

INDIA – visit of Slovenian government and business delegation – on the basis of Memorandum between ICPE and VZMD international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international also present (New Delhi, February 2013)

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT of "International Conference on Benefits and Challenges of Public Private Partnerships for improving Energy Efficiency" – key statements of prominent participants (Ljubljana, October, 2012)

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VIDEO REPORT "Ljubljana declaration" – historic decision on unification of 50 organizations of shareholders and investors under one association and VZMD award »Polet«for »Model corporate governance in multinational corporation«to Gorenje company (Ljubljana, September 21, 2012)

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VIDEO REPORT - International Conference at the Brussels Stock Exchange Stimulated Investors' Representatives and Institutions to Participate at the Investors' Week 2012 in September in Slovenia(Brussels, March 2012)

"Slovenian Day at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)" Exceptional Interest of Funds, Investors, and the Financial Media for Slovenian Companies and Its Investment Environment - The Introduction of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia's Newly Founded Affiliate, investo .me - Invest to Montenegro (Warsaw, October 2011)

SLOVENIA PRAISED IN PARIS – acclaimed presentation of reputable Slovenian companies at the largest European investment convention, Actionaria, and the General Assembly of the World Federation of Investors Corporation (WFIC) – VZMD.TV EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST (Paris, December 2010)

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