(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 27. Uzbekistan has
abolished customs duties on many products in order to liberalize
foreign trade, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at
the opening of the second Tashkent International Investment Forum
(ТIIF-2023), trend reports from the scene.
According to Mirziyoyev, in the country, customs duties were
abolished on more than 7,000 types of raw materials and goods
potentially needed by investors.
Besides, the president noted that in order to bring the
country's foreign trade to a new level, Uzbekistan is working hard
to accelerate the process of the country's entry into the World
Trade Organization.
"The requirements of the World Trade Organization are fully
compatible with the content of our reforms, and we are interested
in becoming a member of this authoritative organization as soon as
possible," he emphasized.
Tashkent International Investment Forum is a large-scale
dialogue platform for the entire Central Asian region, which allows
presenting the investment potential of Uzbekistan to international
investment and business communities.
The forum is aimed to attract big foreign investment, financial
and economic organizations, and companies interested in integrating
into the dynamically developing market of Uzbekistan.
ТIIF-2023 will be attended by over 2,500 people from the US, UK,
Türkiye, China, India, Egypt, EU, CIS, Southeast Asia, and Middle
East countries. For comparison, last year more than 1,500 people
applied for participation.
This year, a plenary session, as well as 28-panel sessions and
round tables, a number of ceremonies for signing major investment
agreements and trade contracts, discussions on current topics in
the business world, including investment sector development trends,
digitalization of financial institutions, and modern
monetary-credit policy with participation of more than 150
speakers, are expected to be held.
The second forum will last until April 28, 2023.
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