Sustainable Development in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan Project, funded by the European Union, is being implemented jointly with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a consortium of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), the French Agency for the Development of International Cooperation in Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (ADECIA), the Italian Animal Breeders Association (AIA) and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED).

On November 1, 2018, the Embassy of Malaysia in Uzbekistan together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) organized Uzbekistan – Malaysia business forum and B2B meeting with participation of business circles of the two countries, in Tashkent.a

The Minister for Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khojayev received the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania Danut Sebastian Neculaescu.

On October 30, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting to discuss the expected results of the State budget execution in the current year, the main macroeconomic indicators and directions of fiscal policy for 2019.

Tashkent hosts Uzbekistan – Russia Youth Festival. Within the framework of the festival, Uzbekistan – Russia Youth Business Forum was organized for the first time at the Palace of Youth Creativity.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan hosted a meeting with representatives of business circles of China.

On October 24, 2018, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sakhib Saifnazarov received Marja Elina Liivala, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Uzbekistan with the residence in Helsinki.

On October 23, Tashkent hosted Uzbekistan – American business forum.