Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - A briefing was held at the Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry “Poland-Asia” on the economic potential of Uzbekistan and the upcoming First Tashkent International Investment Forum to be held in Tashkent on 5-6 March.

The event was attended by employees of ministries and departments, representatives of expert and analytical, academic, public and business circles of Poland, who were informed about the key aspects of large-scale reforms carried out and outlined in Uzbekistan in the socio-economic sphere. It was emphasized that the basis of these transformations is the regulatory framework developed in recent years, designed to increase and strengthen the confidence of potential investors in Uzbekistan, Dunyo reported.

Participants were also provided with information about the goals and program of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, which will be the most important event aimed at consolidating potential and existing investors in the Uzbek market.

At the briefing, it was noted that successive measures taken in Uzbekistan to increase the well-being of the people, to protect the rights of the population were made possible thanks to an open and sustainable economic policy based on attracting foreign investment, increasing the export of Uzbek products and services, developing the banking and financial sector, as well as tourism infrastructure, as one of the most important sectors of the national economy.

The participants were also familiarized with the measures being implemented in the republic to ensure sustainable growth and macroeconomic stability, improve the business climate, reliably protect the interests of private entrepreneurship and small business, and attract foreign investment in the national economy.

Professor of the Institute of Political Sciences of Warsaw University, editor of the journal Political Studies, J. Zaleshny, who spoke at the event, expressed the opinion that the current economic strategy of Uzbekistan is a large-scale reform program that covers almost all aspects of development, based on a deep forecast of economic and social development, culture and external relations.

“The implementation of the initiatives of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will significantly increase the interest in your country of investors and entrepreneurs in Poland,” he said.

In turn, Professor E. Schukalski, professor at the Higher School of International Relations and Public Communications, believes that Uzbekistan has achieved many years of stability, which is the guarantee of the success of reforms in all areas, including in the economy.

“The scale and pace of the ongoing reforms is unprecedented, and a number of initiatives have already found their concrete practical outlines. We really hope to see and feel them personally during the upcoming Tashkent International Investment Forum,” he concluded.