AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUzbekistan investment & capital markets: Uzbekistan’s planned London IPOs for state firms Uzbekistan Airways and Uzbektelecom have been pushed to 2027 as officials prepare them for life as public companies, after the National Investment Fund (Uznif) successfully raised about $692m in a dual listing earlier this year. Energy & infrastructure: The World Bank approved a second financing phase for Tajikistan’s Rogun hydropower project (US$300m IDA grant), aimed at expanding renewable power and supporting electricity exports to Central Asia, including Uzbekistan. Regional business ties: The Georgia-Uzbekistan Business Forum is underway in Tbilisi with ~70 Uzbek firms and ~250 Georgian companies, covering construction, logistics, agriculture, healthcare/pharma and textiles, with B2B meetings planned. Digital advertising market: Google appointed Coob Ads as its official Google Ads sales representative in Uzbekistan (plus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova), expanding localized support for advertisers. Trade & diplomacy: Uzbekistan’s president’s Afghanistan special representative met Qatar’s ambassador in Tashkent to discuss expanding cooperation in trade, transport/logistics and humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s development. Agriculture innovation: FAO opened its first Global Conference on Smart Farming, pushing tech adoption for small producers facing climate and input pressures.
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