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Mirziyoyev opens the investment forum his country has been building toward
EconomyBrief17 Jun

Mirziyoyev opens the investment forum his country has been building toward

The fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum opened its plenary on 17 June with €75 billion in projects on the table. Uzbekistan is pitching itself as Central Asia's investment hub in front of more than 8,300 delegates from 100 countries.

Tashkent opens its biggest investment forum yet, with a new financial center as the prize
EconomyBrief16 Jun

Tashkent opens its biggest investment forum yet, with a new financial center as the prize

Uzbekistan opened the fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum on 16 June, with 3,423 delegates from 100 countries and a new common-law financial center at its core. The pitch is stability and reform, sold to capital that has grown choosier about where it goes.