Media Advisory - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets Agriculture & Fertilizer Conference to be Broadcast on Web

TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets will host its annual Agriculture & Fertilizer Conference on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. This year's event brings global management teams together to address key issues in the sector. Audio portions of the presentations will be broadcast live on the web beginning at 9:40 a.m. EDT.

Scheduled presenters and times* are:

Listeners may access the conference live via a web audio link at www.gbm.scotiabank.com .  The conference will be archived on the Global Banking and Markets website for three months.

* Agenda is subject to change. See www.gbm.scotiabank.com for most current schedule.

Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets (GBM) division provides corporate and investment banking and capital markets products and services to corporate, institutional and government clients across the globe. GBM has over 30 offices around the world and more than 300 relationship managers, organized around industry specialties. For more information, please visit www.gbm.scotiabank.com.

Scotiabank is a leading multinational financial services provider and Canada's most international bank. With more than 83,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates serve some 21 million customers in more than 55 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. In December 2012, Scotiabank became the first Canadian bank to be named Global Bank of the Year and Bank of the Year in the Americas by The Banker magazine, a Financial Times publication. With assets of $743 billion (as at July 31, 2013), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

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