These days Zagreb is hosting the fifth implementation of the Slovenian and Croatian Investor Days, which is jointly organized by the Ljubljana and Zagreb Stock Exchanges. Already a traditional event offers an opportunity for various investors to meet the most elite stock companies at individual meetings. The event is an excellent opportunity for investors and analysts to get to know the Slovene and Croatian capital markets and the best stock companies.

At the event, five Slovenian companies Prime Market companies and 11 Croatian listed companies will be present. Slovenian companies are: Intereuropa, d. d., Koper, Petrol, d. d., Ljubljana, Sava Re, d. d., Ljubljana, Telekom Slovenije, d. d., Ljubljana and Zavarovalnica Triglav, d. d., Ljubljana, while the representatives of the Croatian capital market are: AD Plastik d. d., Arena Hospitality Group d. d., Atlantic Grupa d. d., Hrvatska elektroprivreda d. d., Hrvatski Telekom d. d., INA - industrija nafte d. d., Luka Rijeka d. d., Podravka prehrambena industrija d. d., Tankerska Next Generation d. d., Valamar Riviera d. d. and Zagrebačka burza d. d.

The event is being attended by 25 investment companies and banks and 55 analysts and investors from Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Great Britain, Hungary and Slovenia. The companies will hold as many as 197 individual and group meetings.

For this occasion Mrs. Ivana Gažić, President of the Management Board of the Zagreb Stock Exchange, stated: “When we started 5 years ago with organizing this event, we wanted to make it easier for companies and investors to connect and to present our two related markets through this common platform. The event has surpassed our expectations and has grown to a two-day conference, gathering around one hundred of representatives of eminent issuers from the Zagreb and Ljubljana Stock Exchanges, as well as investors from Croata, Slovenia and abroad. We are extremely pleased with the development of this event and the cooperation with the Ljubljana Stock Exchange and will continue to work together with issuers to increase the visibility of our markets.”

Mr Aleš Ipavec, President of the Management Board of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange further added, “Both, Ljubljana and Zagreb Stock Exchanges, have been closely working together for the past couple of years and we believe that it has been a successful collaboration. Both markets are similar and we can see some positive outcome as a result of these joint efforts. Local and international investors actively participate in a variety of events, from investors conferences to educative events. We believe that we can raise the bar on possible collaboration even higher and we are really looking forward to what the future holds, specially for our Prime market companies”.

At today's press conference, Mr Sašo Stanovnik (Alta Invest, Slovenia) and Mr Đivo Pulitika (InterCapital Securities, Croatia) gave their presentations on the Slovenian and Croatian financial markets and their vision of future development as part of the press conference.