The annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the EBRD, whose shareholders are 71 countries, as well as the European Union and the European Investment Bank, will be held on May 16-18 this year in Samarkand, the MIIT press service reported. 

It is expected that the event will be attended by about 2,000 representatives of foreign governments, heads of transnational corporations, heads of international financial institutions and banks, experts in the field of economics, investment, finance and technology, representatives of foreign media.

During the meeting, current trends in the global economy will be discussed, as well as institutional issues related to the operational and financial activities of the bank. A business forum with the participation of representatives of international business circles will also be held on the sidelines of the meeting.

The chairman of the organizing committee, head of the presidential administration Sardor Umurzakov noted that the choice of the country as a venue for this event indicates the key importance of Uzbekistan for the EBRD as a partner country, the dynamic development of multifaceted cooperation with the bank, as well as the recognition by the EBRD shareholders of Uzbekistan’s success in implementing large-scale socio-economic reforms.

The importance of holding a high-level event in the context of further strengthening the image of Uzbekistan in the international business community, increasing the investment attractiveness of the country and deepening interaction with international financial institutions and organizations was emphasized.

During the meeting, the current state of preparation was studied, the existing issues regarding the organization of the event were worked out, the agenda of the meeting was substantively discussed, and the algorithms for interaction between responsible ministries and departments were determined. As a result of the discussion, the responsible leaders were also given targeted instructions on the formation of the business program of the meeting, the preparation of urban infrastructure, the security of representatives of foreign delegations, as well as the organization of official and informal events.