Friday, 29, March, 2024

Economy

Last year's trade turnover between the Central Asian countries topped US$ 12.2 billion, a 35% increase compared to 2017, Uzbek Deputy PM in charge of investments and foreign economic relations, Elyor Ganiyev announced at the first Central Asian Economic Forum on Friday in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan has suspended the Jizzakh refinery project, the deputy director of Neftegazinvest Husniddin Turayev said.

The Uzbek Minister of Energy Alisher Sultanov hosted the President of Air Products Corporation (USA), Mr. Seifi Ghasemi, the Ministry said.

Epsilon Development Company (USA) obtained the first gas influx from Talimarjan field, which is part of the Kultak-Kamashi investment block (Karshi district, Kashkadarya province), the company said in a statement.

Uzbekistan-Netherlands agribusiness forum and B2B meeting businesses of the two countries was co-organized on tuesday by the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his Navoi province trip visited Navoiazot joint stock company Tuesday.

B2Gold, a Canadian gold mining company, will conduct geological survey of three promising gold sites in the Navoi province, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The 3rd meeting of the Uzbekistan-UAE Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) for trade, economic and technical cooperation will be held in Tashkent on March 12.

The meeting of the Uzbek-Hungarian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation was held in Budapest, during which the parties came to an understanding of the potential for further expanding bilateral cooperation in a number of areas.

The Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin will visit Uzbekistan on March 7-10. The program of the visit includes a meeting of the working groups of Uzbek-Russian intergovernmental commission with the participation of officials of ministries, agencies, departments and state-owned companies of the two countries.

Uzbekistan has successfully implemented a first wave of significant economic reforms. Initiated by President Mirziyoyev in 2016, the reforms aim to revive an economy that was hobbled by distorting policies, including foreign exchange and trade restrictions, a punishing tax burden, and directed credit. Flagship reforms implemented so far include foreign exchange liberalization, tax reform, and a major upgrade in the quality and availability of economic statistics. Uzbekistan has also taken the lead on regional cooperation, key for promoting regional trade and reconnecting the region’s energy and transportation networks.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held talks with the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mr. Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The 9th meeting of the Uzbek-Korean Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee was held on Monday at Tashkent’s International Business Center, which was attended by the Uzbekistan Deputy PM E. Ganiev, Uzbek Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade S. Umurzakov and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea Mr. Sung Yoon-mo. The meeting was co-organized by the Uzbek Ministries of Investments, Foreign Affairs and the embassies of the two countries.

The 24th session of the Uzbek-British Council on Trade and Industry (UBSTP) is being held these days in Tashkent. attending by over 110 business executives representing more than 60 British companies, the record number in the history of UBSTP.

Today Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as part of his Namangan province trip, familiarized himself with the construction progress at the Turakurgan Thermal Power Plant.

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Tashkent.

24th Session of the Uzbek-British Trade and Industry Council (UBTIC), co-chaired by the Uzbek Deputy PM Elyor Ganiyev and Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, will be held on February 26-March 1 in Tashkent.

On February 18-20, a delegation of the Uzbek Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, headed by S. Umurzakov, visited Munich on a working visit and met with the Adviser to the Minister-President of Bavaria/Head of Europe, International Relations, Mass Media Department of the State Chancellery Dr. Thomas Gruber for the implementation of the road map of the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Germany.

Uzbekistan and Tatarstan plan to sign a new Cooperation Agreement. This became known after the talks of First Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Ochilboy Ramatov with the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Uzkimyosanoat (Uz Chemical Industry) and Samsung Engineering will build a US$ 600 million urea and ammonia production plant in Uzbekistan, the presidential press service said.