The opening ceremony featured remarks by Uzbekistan's Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, and Georgia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mariam Kvrivishvili. The Forum brought together around 300 representatives of the business communities of both countries, including Poti Free Industrial Zone, Tbilisi Free Zone, Hualing Free Industrial Zone, TBC Bank Group, Bank of Georgia, PwC, Grant Thornton, Maersk, Aramex Georgia, Softgen, DataMind, GM Pharmaceuticals, and Aversi-Rational.

 

Participants were presented with Uzbekistan's economic achievements, including GDP growth of 7.7% in 2025. The parties discussed increasing bilateral trade from USD 268 million to USD 1 billion, as well as strengthening industrial cooperation.

 

Priority areas for future partnership included logistics along the Middle Corridor, the Industrial Cooperation Programme through 2027, as well as joint projects in pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, energy, information technology, and tourism.

 

The Forum concluded with the signing of bilateral cooperation documents and the holding of B2B and G2B meetings.

 

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