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Business

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Mindonobod Agrosanoat agro firm in Ferghana province, familiarized himself with the ongoing agriculture projects in the province.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev issued a decree on June 19 creating a new mechanism of legal protection and representation of interests and rights of business entities through fundamental review of the main tasks and activities of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

On instruction by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, an Uzbekistan delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozikulov will arrive in Dushanbe next week.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the project of a technopark, which is being created at fromer Signal plant in the Uchtepa district.

The Swiss Tanotrade AG will build a plant for manufacture of electrical products - NukusElectroApparat in Nukus. The total cost of the project, due to be completed in the end of August this year, is $ 8 million. The Swiss company will invest about 80% and the local partner, ToshElectroApparat - 20%.

A mission of MEDEF International, made up of about 30 business executives of companies, visited Tashkent from 31 May to 2 June 2017, and the mission concluded with concrete and positive results.

Highlighting an increase in coffee consumption across Central Asia and the South Caucasus, Russian coffee shop brand Shokoladnitsa said that it was working on a deal to open its first cafes in Uzbekistan and Georgia.

President Mirziyoyev signed resolution on May 26 converting JSC UzTadbirkorExport (Uz Entrepreneur Export) into a specialized foreign trade company, UzTrade.

A MEDEF International delegation including 27 business executives of French companies will visit Tashkent from 31 May to 2 June 2017. The mission is led by Mr. Christophe FONTAINE, Director General of "Identité” and a member of the Executive Committee of Oberthur Technologies and head of the Uzbekistan-France Business Council of MEDEF International.

On May 29, a delegation of the European Investment Bank led by Vice-President Vasil Hudak arrived in Tashkent, a statement of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Starting from June 1, 2017 economic entities will be able to export their own production (with the exception of fresh produce, grapes, melons, and a number of raw materials) for foreign currency without prepayment, letter of credit, bank guarantee and export contract insurance policy from political and commercial risks, according to the May 25 "On measures to further stimulate export and raise competitiveness of Uzbek goods in foreign markets" decree signed  by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The project of the CCI and UNDP ‘Business Forum of Uzbekistan (Phase-III)’ launches a new component to expand legal and economic opportunities for the development of women's entrepreneurships in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan-Turkey Business Forum was attended by Uzbek Deputy PM Rustam Azimov as well as representatives of Uzbek government and enterprises and guests were represented by Deputy PM Tuğrul Türkeş, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi, Minister of Culture and Tourism Nabi Avci and a strong Turkish businesses delegation.

On May 12-13 in Shymkent city of South Kazakhstan province was held a maiden goods exhibition of Tashkent enterprises, a source in Tashkent mayor’s office said.

On May 2, 2017, a joint project of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and UNDP 'Business Forum of Uzbekistan (Phase III)' held a round table on further improving the business environment and raising Uzbekistan’s ranking in the World Bank's ‘Doing Business’ report.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Uzbekistan, and GIZ held a business forum today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to support regional horticulture export promotion efforts and competition development to boost economic growth in Central Asia.

June 12-13, 2017 Zurich (Switzerland) will host an Uzbekistan-Switzerland business forum and matchmaking session with large businesses of the two countries aimed at expanding and intensifying trade and economic ties between the two countries.

Uzbekistan-China Business Forum opened today in Tashkent’s International Business Center. The Chinese side is represented by large design and contractor groups specializing in metallurgy, mining, power, infrastructure construction, transport, telecommunications, environmental protection and others. The Uzbek side is represented by the relevant ministries, agencies and enterprises.

A ceremony of signing of a Cooperation Memorandum on the development of relations between the tourism associations of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan was held in the framework of the V Tashkent International Tourism Exhibition - "The World of Leisure".

On April 12, 2017 the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in order to inspect ongoing construction works and get acquainted with socio-economic development, the activities of schools and makhallas (neighbourhoods) visited Tashkent’s Chilanzar district.