VI Tashkent International Investment and Financial Forum took place in Tashkent.

On April 23 the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan has held a session, devoted to the results of the socio-economic development of the country for the first quarter of 2013 and evaluating the implementation of the major directions and priorities of the economic program for the current year, determined by President Islam Karimov at the government session on January 18 this year.

Uzbekistan is the only country among Central Asian states, which has been included to the top 20 countries of the world with most promising investment potential. This news is distributed by foreign mass media citing the report of the authoritative British risk analysis consulting company Maplecroft.

The VI International Industrial Fair and Cooperation Exchange opened at the pavilions of the UzExpoCentre.

VIII International Cotton and Textile Fair, organized on the initiative of President Islam Karimov, started in Tashkent on 17 October.

A business forum of representatives of entrepreneurial circles of Uzbekistan and China took place at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

 “Uzbekenergo” State Joint stock company held a press conference on “Technical and technological modernisation in the power industry, rational use of new capacities, generated on the basis of foreign investments and renewable sources of energy” at the National press centre. The issues relating to prospective directions of developing power industry of the country was discussed during the event.

On 5 July, business forum of business circles of Uzbekistan and South Korea was held in Tashkent.

A Business Forum of Uzbekistan and Italy was held in Tashkent on 15 June. The forum was organized within the visit of the delegation led by Agostino Ghiglia, representative of the Environment Commission of the Italian Parliament.

The International specialized exhibition-sale of mini technologies and compact equipment for agriculture Uzbekistan Agrominitech Expo 2012 completed at Uzexpocenter.

The Fifth Republican fair of innovative ideas, technologies and projects opened in Tashkent on 3 May.

More than 150 large and private enterprises of Fergana region have participated in the International Industrial Fair and Cooperation Exchange with their building materials, light industry, food and non-food products.

First meeting of subcommittee on trade-economic and investment cooperation of the Uzbek-Chinese intergovernmental committee on cooperation took place in Tashkent on 28 March.

Press conference devoted to the issues of further expansion of building materials production based on local raw materials, improvement of their quality and existing problems solution in the industry took place at the National Press Center of Uzbekistan.