1. Jason Kerr
18 April 2018

2. Introduction A new chapter for Uzbekistan Legal and economic reforms
Investment opportunities

3. Legal and Economic Reforms

4. 2017 – 2021 Major changes to currency regime
Anti-corruption legislation
Doing business in Uzbekistan – innovations
PPP
Strategy of Actions for Development

5. Foreign Trade and Investment

6. Customs reforms
Tax incentives for investors
WTO accession
Expansion of Free Economic Zones

7. Investment Opportunities

8. Multilaterals Reforms supported by multilateral development banks
World Bank and Uzbekistan Partnership Framework
EBRD’s new Tashkent office in 2017
EIB – Uzbekistan Framework Agreement 2017
ADB and IDB: extending investment programmes

9. Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
US$30.4 billion
Priority – upstream and downstream investments
Exploration and development
Refocusing exports from raw materials to petrochemicals
in oil and gas sector investments targeted by 2021

10. Power/Renewables US$5.3 billion Self-sufficiency in electric power
Priority: renewable energy
to be invested in development of renewable energy through

11. Thank you