Show Turns Out Well. The International Investment Show was held in Moscow

The regular Moscow International Investment Show was held at the T-Modul exhibition hall on Tishinka, March 13-14, 2009. The event was traditionally organized by aigroup. More than 160 participants represented 32 nations. During the two days the show was attended by 6,380 visitors interested in overseas property markets.

The show's underlying concept - offering opportunities for real estate investments abroad - proved relevant once again. The event was not only about property sales. Those involved in the Investment Show were given information on the current state of various national markets and the outlook of different property segments. Some projects presented at the show are open for co-investment schemes. Finally, visitors could inquire about the terms of entering particular markets and business costs. It is this diversity that enabled the organizers to justify the name borne by the International Investment Show in Moscow.

The profundity and possible duration of the crisis that affected most nations are a matter of dispute, but nobody doubts that the period of instability is far from being over. In this situation both professional investors and high net individuals are looking for new investment opportunities. Some of them simply want to buy an apartment or apartments abroad, while others look out for attractive investment properties. The diversity of demands, on the one hand, and versatility of offers, on the other hand, kindled keen interest in the show. Experts generally point to flagging activity on the part of attendees at such events, but the Investment Show on Tishinka is an exception. President of aigroup, Kim Waddoup, came up with short comments upon the show completion:

-The total number of participants has already exceeded 160, but the main thing is that the number of destinations has increased. This is a very important sign. Apart from the emergence of new markets, some of the destinations which retreated into a shadow for a short time have reemerged as well.

- For example, Americans come up with their offers again…
- This comes as no surprise. The American real estate is now attractive again and Russia is one of those markets where buyers can be found. Take note of two companies who sell real estate in the Caribbean at the neighboring stands. We also see participants from Panama, Finland, Bulgaria, Egypt and many other countries - this gives us good grounds to position our show as "international". Visitors get information on real estate markets in those countries and on their economic outlook at large.

- Has anything changed compared to October?
- I do not see any particular changes. The whole exhibition venue is traditionally filled up to the brim; we've sold all stands. Whereas other similar events see a drop in the number of participants or visitors, we do not face any decline.

- You take stock of attendance, do you?
- Yes, this is important for us and so we introduced an unprecedented monitoring system for Russia. Each visitor has an individual bar code which is read at the entrance and taken stock of only once, regardless of the number of visits paid by this individual. I am satisfied with the number of visitors. You may see them talking with the participants at each stand. There are as many people as our exhibition venue can hold and this is a tremendous success!

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