Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khodjayev received the leadership of International Development Ireland (IDI). A group of experts over the past year has been working on the development of the investment potential of Bukhara and Khorezm regions.

Representatives of the company prepared reports on the work carried out under a contract concluded between the Center for the Development of Investment Projects at the MIFT and IDI. It was noted that the company has developed comprehensive strategies for developing the investment potential of Bukhara and Khorezm regions, and completed training on a professional development program to attract FDI in a full-time and online format for the leadership and employees of the ministry and organizations responsible for attracting investments. Experts from Ireland’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Agency took part in the courses.

With the assistance of the hokimiyats of Bukhara and Khorezm regions, the company’s specialists also opened regional IDI offices, and completed an assessment of investment opportunities for 25 companies in both regions. 620 investors were informed about the existing regional opportunities, 16 of them showed interest and started negotiations on the implementation of mutually beneficial investment projects in medical and hotel services, food production, animal husbandry, production and sale of finished textile products, building materials, medical products.

Following the meeting, representatives of the company expressed their readiness to continue their activities in Uzbekistan. IDI will develop and present a concept for further cooperation.

UzA