Consulting

Altai Consulting - offers various consulting and research services covering emerging markets

Auvest Capital Management - global alternative investment firm that offers investment management, advisory and research services, primarily to large institutional clients

Diligence Management Consultants - provides consulting and advisory services that include risk management, asset protection, and business continuity to organizations with interests across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asian regions

Eurasia Consulting - global consulting firm services include joint venture consulting, project finance, venture capital and more

EurAsian Consulting SA - services include financial analysis, business planning, promotion, communications and more

Eurasian Insights - research firm focused on analysis, measurement and benchmarking of the emerging financial services industry of Eastern Europe and Central Asia

J'son & Partners - various services include market research, business planning, legal project support and more

LearnVest - offers financial planning services, advice and resources

LFS Financial Systems - advisory and management firm based in Germany, specializing in banking and financial sector projects in developing and transition countries

Mobile Finance Eurasia - mobile finance consultancy with networks in mobile money industry, expertise in technology and regulatory aspects of mobile finance and methodology for designing agents' network; works with mobile network operators, financial institutions, regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders at all stages from assessment to delivery of mobile finance projects

Money World Research - India based investment advisory company provides stock market tips

Oliver Wyman - provides management consulting with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation

Pangaea Partners - provides expert investment banking and financial consulting services in emerging markets

PayStream Advisors - payments industry research and consulting firm

Price Futures Group - provides an array of full service brokerage, online trading, asset management, and financial consulting services

Retail Banking Research - offers research and consulting services for retail banking, banking automation and payment systems

Rudolph Financial Consulting - provide various financial consulting services

SEERTrade - consulting and advisory services include training, market development and operation and more

Tria-C - advisory services cover private equity, mergers and acquisitions, project financing and more

Visor Capital - provides the full range of professional investment banking services and advice, including corporate finance, sales and trading, and research, to domestic and international clients

Events

Adam Smith Conferences - events cover several sectors including energy, transport, banking and financial services

Euroconvention Conferences - independent body collaborates with the European Commission and many international financial institutions matters related to the EU economical and financial integration

Euromoney Conferences - organizer of onferences for cross-border investment and capital markets; for portfolio and direct investors, financial intermediaries, corporations, governments and financial institutions

Euromoney Seminars - hosts events worldwide with a mix of market insight and networking

European Finance Convention - members address the needs of the municipal finance market, dealing with funding environments and look for innovative sources of finance

Exporta Publishing & Events Ltd - provides focused and specialised conferences and workshops each year around the world

International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Award - awards programme for consumer banking in Asia Pacific, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa

Microfinance Centre Annual Conference - agenda highlights the pros and cons of the effects of microfinance

PIP Conferences - London based financial media boutique specializing in organising business-to-business conferences

Russian National Committee for Black Sea Economic Cooperation - social oriented non-commercial organization, aimed for the coordination of Russian business and public structures’ activity

Valdai Discussion Club - provides a global forum for experts on Russia to engage in a sustained dialogue about the country’s political, economic, social and cultural development

Finance

Advanced Financial Solution - financial services firm with a focus on the Central Asian market provides a wide range of investment services and products to corporate, financial institutions and individuals

American International Group - U.S. based international insurance and financial services organization; its member companies write a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products for commercial, institutional and individual customers through a variety of distribution channels in approximately 130 countries and jurisdictions throughout the world

Ansher Global - holding of investment companies, with the major presence in CIS and experience in attracting financing for Central Asian companies from different sectors of economy

Biz2Credit - online market place for small business funding matches borrowers to financial institutions

BNY Mellon - investment management and investment services company

China Asset Management - mutual fund management company manages for both retail and institutional clients

Eurasia Capital - pan-regional investment bank with focus on Mongolia and Central Asia; provides cross border M&A advisory, capital raising, sales, trading and research services

FINCA - provides financial services to low-income entrepreneurs as small business loans

Gray Ghost Ventures - investment firm dedicated to providing market-based capital solutions to entrepreneurs who are addressing the needs of low-income communities in emerging markets

Meridian Finance Group - brokers export credit insurance, arranges international trade finance, administers Exim Bank programs, and provides other credit and financial services for U.S. exporters

MGN Capital - financial services include investment banking, market research and broker-dealer services

Renaissance Group - offers financial, investment and management expertise in high-opportunity emerging and frontier markets

Taylor-DeJongh - an independent, specialist merchant banking firm that focuses on providing creative, objective capital solutions to its energy, oil and gas, metals and mining and infrastructure clients globally

Information

Bank Information Center - partners with civil society in developing and transition countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability

BBA Libor - benchmark used by banks, securities houses and investors to gauge the cost of unsecured borrowing in the London interbank market

CB Insights - venture capital database and angel investment database that provides daily real-time information about venture capital and angel investor-backed startup companies, venture capital companies, angel investors and transactions in the United States

Cbonds - provider of information on fixed income markets of Russia, Ukraine and the CIS countries; site provides a comprehensive picture of the debt market events, opportunities, support issues and issuers database

Data - World Bank - free and open access to a collection of economic and development data

FDI.net - international investment-specific portal web site providing free access to online foreign investment and privatization resources

Global Financial Data - provides historical financial data that analysts need for a thorough study and analysis of today's global markets

MoneyCafe.com - financial portal for banking, insurance and investment products including mortgages, loans and credit reports

Moody's - provides credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets

Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange - provides trading information, exchange rates, share rates, share quotes and more

NVST - Internet portal for the worldwide private equity and finance community; site provides online access to venture capital or merger and acquisition investment opportunities, professional journals, research databases and educational resources for professional training

Research and Markets - provides international market research and market data

United Nations Statistics Division - aims to advance the global statistical system by compiling and disseminating global statistical information, developing standards and norms for statistical activities

USAID Partners for Financial Stability Program - project builds upon USAID's prior work in the financial sector while addressing some of the key challenges posed by the global financial crisis in the partner countries in Southeast Europe and Eurasia

Investment

Blackrock - provides a wide range of financial planning and investment management services including college and retirement planning

BMO Capital Markets - financial services provider offering investment and corporate banking, advisory services, treasury and market risk management, institutional investing, and research

Calvert Foundation - non-profit organization offering community investment notes that fight poverty, finance affordable homes, fund small and micro businesses and engage in community development

Caravel Management LLC - investment manager dedicated to investing in BRICs emerging and frontier markets

Carlyle Group - provides global alternative asset management services

Central Asian American Enterprise Fund - privately managed, profit-oriented venture capital institution whose objective is to facilitate the establishment of market economies in the Central Asian Republics of the former Soviet Union by investing in small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

DFJ Venture - venture capital firm provide growth capital

Elevation Partners - private equity firm focused on large-scale investments in media, entertainment and technology businesses

Elliott Management - manages hedge funds for large institutional investors and wealthy individuals

EMP Global - private equity firm investing in emerging markets

Eurasia Business Platform - provides the U.S. government and other relevant institutions with a strategic business outlook of the emerging markets of Turkey, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

Eurasia Capital Management - hedge fund with investments across Central Asia

FALCOM Financial Services - investment bank offering services in fund management, portfolio management, stock trading and more

Farallon Capital Management - institutional asset management firm manages equity capital for institutions, including college endowments, charitable foundations and pension plans, and for high net worth individuals

Gatehouse Bank - Shariah investment bank offers services in real estate, treasury and wealth management

Global Alliance Partners - international network of financial services companies delivering solutions in private equity, corporate fund raising, stock broking and fund management

Hyde Park Venture Partners - early stage venture capital fund investing in early stage technology companies

Lincoln International - investment bank with a focus on mid-market mergers and acquisitions, debt advisory, private capital raising and restructuring

MAC Capital Limited - financial services include mergers and acquisitions, listings, underwriting, corporate advisory and securities brokerage with a focus on cross border transactions

Madison Capital Funding - provides financing solutions to a wide range of private equity sponsors, supporting the acquisition, recapitalization and growth investment efforts of private equity firms focused on middle market companies

Mediobanca - investment bank offers advisory services and provides various finance programs

MicroCredit Enterprises - private sector, antipoverty program that leverage the private capital of institutions and high net worth individuals to provide small business loans to impoverished entrepreneurs in developing countries who live on $1 per day or less

Morningstar - provides independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia and offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors

NASDAQ - American stock exchange web portal features free stock quotes, stock exchange prices, stock market news, and online stock trading tools

New York Stock Exchange - site offers information on stock brokers, traders, bonds, other securities and various financial instruments

Nikko Asset Management - provides financial services in mutual funds, institutional investments, asset management and more

NIS Trade and Invest - international trade and investment company involved in homeland security, infrastructure development and construction and more

Northstar Corporate Finance - boutique investment banking firm assisting companies in raising private equity, advising on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, project finance, restructurings and IPO’s

Oakmark Funds - offers mutual fund investment services

Preqin - Provides data, analytics and research targeted to the alternative assets sector.

Principal Financial Group - financial services company provides a wide range of financial services including retirement planning, insurance, and investment and banking products

Prudential - offers life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, group insurance, retirement services, investment management, and other financial services

Qatar Investment Authority - aims to strengthen Qatar's economy by diversifying into new asset classes through a portfolio of long-term strategic investments

SambaCapital - offers a wide range of banking products and services for individuals and corporate clients including brokerage and asset management

Scottrrade - provides online investing, stock trading and related services

Silk Road Management - investment management firm focused on investments in various asset classes in Mongolio and Silk Road countries

State Street Global Advisors - offers asset and investment management services including mutual funds

T.RowePrice - investment firm offers mutual funds,retirement plans, and investment planning and guidance tools

Upfront Ventures - venture capital firm invests in technology businesses across digital media, SaaS, consumer internet and retail innovation

VTB Capital - offers a full range of investment banking products and services to Russian and international clients, focusing on arranging operations in the debt, equity, global commodities markets, developing investment and asset management, advising clients on M&A and ECM deals in Russia and abroad

News

Airfinance Journal - provides the latest news on the financing of airlines, aircraft leasing companies, manufacturers and airports

ATM Marketplace - provides free news and information about the business of automated teller machines

eco-finance.org - independent, information platform that aims to provide reliable, up-to-date and detailed information about eco-finance institutions and mechanisms operating in different countries throughout the world

FDI Xchange - e-mail alert service builds upon MIGA's (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) existing suite of online information services for the international investment community

Financial Express - business news from Financial Express, a leading business daily belonging to the Indian Express group of publications, a major media house in India; reports on the economy, commodities, stock markets, strategy and more

Financial Times - provides comprehensive source of news and information about business and the financial markets

Hedgeweek - part of a suite of online news offerings serving institutional investors/wealth managers and their investment managers/advisers across all asset classes

Institutional Investor Online - finance and investment magazine, provides strategic information, innovative thinking and rigorous analysis available to finance professionals; publishes industry-standard rankings for the global financial community

Investopedia - aims to educate individuals to make intelligent investment decisions through articles, tutorials, newsletters and more

ISI Emerging Markets - delivers news, company and financial data direct from emerging markets to thousands of emerging markets specialists around the world

Mergers and Acquisitions - digital information and news service, and monthly magazine, covering aspects of middle-market dealmaking, including fundraising and target identification; negotiation, due diligence and closing; corporate dealmaking, investment banking and corporate governance and more

Resource Investor - news and investment insights on mining, drilling and piping sectors, products and companies

RosBusiness Consulting - information on Russia and international stock and financial markets; Russian exchanges, share quotations and promissory notes, bonds, state securities, courses topple, credit rates, news and analysis, forecast, graphs, analyst, rating of banks

SEC Info - SEC EDGAR database with online searchable filings, IPOs, SIC Codes

World Finance - provides the latest market data, financial news, in-depth articles and industry analysis

World Finance Review - offers news for decision makers worldwide including information on capital markets, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and more

Organization

Asian Development Bank Institute - aims to identify development strategies suited to the particular social and economic circumstances of Asia's developing economies

Bank for International Settlements - international organization which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks

Bank Information Center - independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that advocates for the protection of rights, participation, transparency, and public accountability in the governance and operations of the World Bank, regional development banks, and the IMF

CEE Bankwatch Network - an international non-governmental organization with member organizations currently from 11 countries of CEE and CIS region; monitors the activities of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the region, and to propose constructive alternatives to their policies and projects in the region

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - fosters the transition towards open market-oriented economies and promotes private and entrepreneurial initiatives in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

FCIB - international membership group providing business credit intelligence to exporting companies of every size

Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening Initiative - a million multi-donor program, supporting capacity building and policy development projects in the financial sector; provides technical assistance grants for short and medium-term projects in the areas of financial sector regulation, supervision and development

Institute of International Finance - aims to support the financial industry in managing risks, develop industry practices, and advocate for regulatory, financial, and economic policies that are in the interest of its members

International Monetary Fund - international organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment; site includes news, fund rates, publications, standards and codes, country information and special topics

Japan International Cooperation Agency - aims to assist Asian countries in their socioeconomic development thru bilateral loans and contributions and subscriptions to multilateral donor organization

Microfinance Centre - international network of microfinance institutions from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Partners for Financial Stability Program - USAID program supports the development of the financial sector in partner countries in Southeast Europe and Eurasia

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association - supports the strengthening of markets and investors

Technology

FiREapps - provides products and services to manage foreign exchange exposures

Trading

CME Group - derivatives marketplace offers a wide range of futures and options products for risk management

FXall - independent electronic foreign exchange platform

Investec - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) specialist broker-dealer focusing on equities of the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and United States

Marketprizm - global trading infrastructure ecosystem designed to be a one-stop, cost effective, high performance solution for all types of electronic trading

Saxo Capital Markets - provides various online trading products and platforms

Western Union Business Solutions - provides payment solutions and foreign exchange services

Venture Capital

Greylock Partners - primarily invests in start-ups and growth stage ventures that operate in consumer and enterprise software and Internet sectors

Third Rock Ventures - venture capital firm focuses investments in biotechnology startups