32nd annual meeting of EBRD Board of Governors opens in Samarkand

The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has started its work in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand, according to the press service of the Uzbek Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade, Report informs referring to TASS.

“On May 16, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the EBRD Board of Governors began its work in Samarkand. The main theme of this year is “Investing in Resilience,” the report says.

The event is attended by more than 2,000 guests from 73 countries, including representatives of foreign governments, heads of transnational corporations, heads of international financial institutions and banks, experts in the field of economics, investment, finance and technology, and as well as representatives of the world’s leading media.

More than 50 discussions, partner sessions, press conferences and institutional events are planned as part of the meeting. The participants of the event will discuss issues of international trade, the development of renewable energy sources, support for small and medium-sized businesses, digitalization in order to expand markets, the implementation of the EBRD Green Cities program, as well as the prospects for the regional economy.

On the sidelines of the meeting, a business forum and the signing of investment agreements and contracts will be held, including an agreement on attracting a financing line between Uzpromstroybank and the EBRD, as well as a memorandum between the EBRD and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.