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Washington, D.C.
Friday, January 31, 2003

Washington, D.C...........A one-day "Business and Investment Opportunities in Poland, Russia and Ukraine International Conference will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Thursday, February 20, 2003, at the Munk Centre for International Studies, Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the University of Toronto.

The conference will feature a series of speakers and panel discussions on such topics as: Governance and the Investment Climate; Assessing Governance and Political Risk; Investing in Industries; Securing Financial Resources: Banking and Finance; and Navigating the Legal, Taxation, and Corporate Governance Environment.

Individual sessions will be held about each country under the titles: Poland's Market Economy and Future Opportunities; Investing in Russia; and Ukraine's Business Environment: Current State and Prospects.

Included among the speakers and panelists are representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the former finance minister and deputy prime minister of Poland; Northland Power, the former minister of economics of Russia and representatives of Baker & McKenzie from Poland, Ukraine and Russia.

The Conference is sponsored by: Baker & McKenzie; Bombardier, Inc.; The Canada Russia Business Forum; The Economic and Commercial Division of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland; Export Development Canada (EDC); The Joint Initiative in German and European Studies; Northland Power, Inc.; Ontario Exports, Inc.; and the SNC-Lavalin International, Inc.

The cost for the conference is $ 160.50 Canadian. For further information about the conference contact Robert C. Austin,  robert.austin@utoronto.ca,  416.946.8942 or Larysa Iarovenko,  larysa.iarovenko@utoronto.ca,  416.946.8113 of the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto.