Invitation to business event 'Uzbekistan culture, economy, and doing business'
The Eastern-Europe & Central-Asia commission of the Royal Industrieele Groote Club in accordance with The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan would like to invite you to the business event “Uzbekistan: culture, economy, and doing business” including typical Uzbek plov and drinks (wodka, cognac), offered by the Embassy of Uzbekistan on September 10th.
The event
The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Benelux is organizing a business event in The Industrieele Groote Club in Amsterdam on the 10th of September 2019 in cooperation with The Eastern-Europe & Central-Asia Table. The current ambassador His Excellency Mr. Khakimov has cordially invited multiple Uzbek companies and individuals to support the event, these include the electronics manufacturer Artel as well as traditional craftsmen- and companies active in the production of silk and cotton products. The event will include a presentation by Mr. Khakimov about doing business in Uzbekistan, as well as presentations by above mentioned companies and supporting individuals. These companies will be displaying their wares and further go in to the topics of how the import and export is organized in Uzbekistan, as well as customs, recent changes in the legal field and laws, and also experiences in dealing with other EU countries.
Background of Uzbekistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan occupies around 32.8 million citizens, and had an estimated GDP of 239 billion dollars in 2018. The main religion is Islam, which accounts for around 80% of the population, followed by Christianity at 9.4%. Currently the large sectors of the economy include agriculture, the production of cotton, as well as commodities like gold, copper, silver, iron, uranium, coal and natural gas and energy production. Uzbekistan is the 5th-biggest exporter of cotton and the 7th-largest producer of gold in the world. Renewable energy accounts for more than 23% of the country’s energy sector including hydroelectricity (21.4%) and solar energy (2%). Agriculture accounts for 17.4% in GDP. The economy has shown stable and robust growth ever since 2003 at around 7-8%. A survey done by the global bank HSBC has predicted that Uzbekistan will be one of the fastest-growing economies in the world in future decades.
Programme outline
18.00 -19.00 Drinks in the bar and Clubzaal of the Royal Industrieele Groote Club.
19.00- 20.00 Lectures in one of the auditoria on the second floor (Library, Dam room or Grote Zaal).
20.15 - 21.30 *Walking dinner/buffet on the second floor offered by the Embassy of Uzbekistan.
Contact details
If you would like to establish a business-to-business meeting before the event, please send an email to: info@oeca.nl
Registration and payment
If you want to register, you are kindly requested to do that preferably not later than at Monday 9 September 2019, 11.50 AM.
For registration and instructions about cost and payment please send an email to: info@oeca.nl