The Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan has published an Investment Guide Uzbekistan on its official website.

It provides information in English, Russian and Japanese for investors and business representatives. The document contains up-to-date and comprehensive information on the country’s large-scale reforms, business opportunities in various sectors of the economy, ongoing systematic work to support transparency and improve the investment climate.

The guide was created with the technical and financial assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), consulting support from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The Investment Guide Uzbekistan was first presented in English during the first Tashkent International Investment Forum, held on March 24-26 this year. Since then, the guide has been translated into Russian and Japanese, as well as updated with the latest statistics and other relevant information. The guide provides an overview of the benefits of the investment climate and lists five top reasons to invest in Uzbekistan. It also details various ways to invest, from starting a business to public-private partnerships and privatizing state-owned enterprises.

Roman Bondarchuk, UzA