Uzbek-Spanish forum "Multilateral Partnership" is taking place in Tashkent
20/06/2018 09:47
Uzbek-Spanish forum "Multilateral Partnership" is taking place in Tashkent
20/06/2018 09:47
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- "Now is the best time to start business in Uzbekistan," Laziz Kudratov, First Deputy State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan said speaking at the opening of the Uzbek-Spanish forum.
“Attracting foreign investment and creating a favorable investment climate are one of the priorities of large-scale reforms. Today, more than 6,000 foreign investors work on the territory of Uzbekistan and most of them are engaged in production, which enjoy such advantages as macroeconomic and political stability in the country, availability of raw materials, convenient transportation and logistics. We hope that following the results of negotiations within the framework of the forum, the number of Spanish companies represented in Uzbekistan will increase.”
The Uzbek-Spanish business forum "Multilateral Partnership" was launched at the Wyndham Hotel and organized by the State Investment Committee, ICEX Spain: Export and Investment Agency and the Economic and Trade Department of the Spanish Embassy in Tashkent with a residence in Moscow, the State Committee for Investments of the Republic of Uzbekistan said in a statement.
The business forum is aimed at strengthening business relations between Uzbekistan and Spain in such sectors as energy, transport infrastructure, urban water supply and sanitation systems, solid waste management, civil engineering, food industry and agriculture.
As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain to Uzbekistan with residence in Moscow Ignacio Ibáñez said that the results of efforts to establish partnerships between Spain and Uzbekistan was the conclusion of important agreements in the field of economic and commercial cooperation. For example, the investment of the Spanish company MAXAM, perhaps today, is the largest investment from Europe to Uzbekistan, the construction and opening of a service center with the support of Spain’s leading company for the construction of the Patentes Talgo trains.
With the assistance of the State Investment Committee and the ICEX Agency, representatives of more than 20 Spanish companies, specialists in the field of engineering, implementation of projects for the construction of civil facilities and infrastructure facilities, arrived in Tashkent.
The ICEX Spain: Export and Investment Agency is a government organization that, through an extensive network of country offices, supports Spanish entrepreneurs to enter the international market.
Within two days, Spanish businessmen will be able to discuss potential proposals for the development of trade, economic and investment cooperation with representatives of the ministries of agriculture, water management, housing and communal services, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the State Committee for Automobile roads, JSC "Uzbekenergo", JSC "Uzbekneftegaz". The forum "Multilateral Partnership" will be a preparation for the organization of the First meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in the Economic and Industrial Sphere between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kingdom of Spain.
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