TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 5. Uzbekistan
and Spain are preparing to convene a joint Business Forum in Madrid
in 2026, Trend
reports via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.
The initiative was announced during a meeting in Madrid between
Uzbekistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bobur Usmanov and Jose Luis
Bonet Ferrer, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Kingdom
of Spain.
The sides also reaffirmed their commitment to expanding direct
business engagement through targeted B2B meetings. Plans were
outlined to facilitate the participation of Spanish entrepreneurs
in the Tashkent International Investment Forum, alongside broader
efforts to strengthen trade and investment cooperation.
Bonet Ferrer noted that Uzbekistan’s ongoing structural reforms,
focused on trade liberalization, improving the investment climate,
supporting the private sector, and protecting foreign investors’
rights, are delivering tangible results and steadily increasing
interest among Spanish businesses.
Meanwhile, trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Spain has
nearly doubled over the past six years, reaching $106.4 million by
the end of 2025
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