BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 8. Business leaders,
investors, and government officials from Uzbekistan and the United
States are set to gather in Tashkent on June 16 for the
Uzbekistan-U.S. Business Forum, a key event taking place alongside
the Fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum, Trend reports via the Uzbek
Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade.


The forum, scheduled at the Central Asian Expocenter exhibition
(CAEx) complex, is designed to promote direct engagement between
the business communities of the two countries and explore
opportunities for expanding trade, investment, and long-term
economic cooperation.


Participants will review the economic and investment potential
of both nations, discuss priority sectors for partnership, and
examine opportunities for joint projects in industry,
infrastructure, technology, and other strategic areas.


The event is expected to attract representatives from major U.S.
corporations and financial institutions operating across a wide
range of sectors, including manufacturing, mining and metallurgy,
transportation, construction, digital technologies, finance,
agriculture, and investment.


Companies and organizations expected to participate include
BlackRock, Oppenheimer, JPMorgan, Franklin Templeton, Boeing,
Traxys, General Motors, Oracle, Air Products, Google, Meta, Citi,
Nasdaq, Cove Capital, BNY Mellon, Visa, Auerbach Grayson, John
Deere, FLSmidth, CNH Industrial, The Coca-Cola Company, Valmont
Irrigation, and Morgan Stanley.







Representatives from the Export-Import Bank of the United States
(EXIM Bank) and the U.S. International Development Finance
Corporation (DFC) are also expected to attend.


Discussions will focus on expanding bilateral trade and
investment ties, strengthening cooperation between businesses and
government institutions, and identifying practical steps for
implementing joint initiatives. The forum will also feature
business-to-business (B2B) and government-to-business (G2B)
meetings aimed at facilitating direct contacts between companies,
investors, and policymakers.


The gathering comes as Uzbekistan continues efforts to attract
foreign investment and deepen economic engagement with the United
States, one of its key international economic partners.