The fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum (TMIF) concluded with the signing of 166 investment agreements totaling $43.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Investments, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan.
The ministry stated that the forum's outcomes reflect a shift in international interest toward Uzbekistan, moving "into the realm of concrete investment decisions, sector-specific projects, and long-term partnerships."
For comparison, TMIF-2023 yielded 164 agreements and contracts worth $11 billion, followed by $26.6 billion in 2024 and $30.5 billion in 2025. The total volume of signed agreements climbed to $43.1 billion, marking a 41% increase over last year and a nearly 3.9-fold jump from 2023. While the financial volume expanded dramatically, the sheer number of signed documents remained comparable between 2023 and 2026, at 164 and 166 respectively.
Registered attendance at the forum exceeded 10,409 participants, including 3,802 foreign delegates traveling to Tashkent from 102 countries.
International participation has grown more than 3.5-fold over the past four years, rising from 1,050 foreign delegates in 2022 to 1,142 in 2023, 1,874 in 2024, and 2,022 in 2025.
According to the ministry, the event drew 3,145 representatives from real-sector companies—up by 1,480 from the previous year. High-profile companies and financial institutions in attendance included BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Visa, Franklin Templeton, Standard Chartered, London Stock Exchange Group, Bank of China, BP, Masdar, ACWA Power, Airbus, John Deere, Meta, Coca-Cola, DP World, and AD Ports Group.
The combined assets under management of the corporations represented at the forum are estimated at approximately $42 trillion.
The event also hosted 76 government officials, up from 26 last year. The centerpiece of the forum was a plenary session featuring President Shavkat Mirziyoyev alongside high-ranking dignitaries from Albania, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
The Ministry of Investments, Industry, and Trade (MIIT) highlighted that the forum's investment agenda was closely integrated with discussions on trade and economic cooperation, infrastructure development, energy, industrial cooperation, transport connectivity, and long-term regional interaction.
The business program featured a total of 79 events, including 34 panel discussions, 8 investment pitch sessions, and 7 bilateral business forums with the United States, China, South Korea, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Key topics centered on renewable energy, critical minerals, transport corridors, digital governance, artificial intelligence, Islamic finance, agribusiness, and food security.
The forum also hosted the 2nd Exhibition of Uzbekistan's Investment Potential, showcasing national opportunities across agriculture, agro-processing, textiles, electronics, chemicals, geology, mechanical engineering, energy, artificial intelligence, and the IT sector.
The ministry specifically underscored the role of the Foreign Investors Council as a key mechanism for institutional dialogue with the business community. Over the past period, the council's membership expanded from 54 to 85 companies, representing 19 countries and 23 economic sectors. Through the council's initiatives, 21 strategic proposals were developed, 8 regulatory acts were adopted, 16 working groups were established, and more than 50 sessions were held.
In the same vein, MIIT highlighted the initiative to establish the Tashkent International Financial Centre. Designed to operate under English law principles, the centre will offer the free movement of capital, multi-currency settlements, and special frameworks for fintech, digital assets, and green finance. The ministry expects this initiative to build a highly competitive and investor-friendly infrastructure for major global players.
The forum's events were covered by 209 foreign media representatives from 41 countries, representing 123 international media outlets.
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