EBRD Trade Finance Conference, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

April, 2018

EBRD is back to Uzbekistan! As part of their wide-ranging facilitation package, EBRD organized Infosession to discuss important industry challenges, and also for the first time to create professional networking opportunity for trade finance colleagues in Uzbekistan thru facilitation of industry collaboration and open dialogue between colleagues, regulator and main importers and exporters. The management of over 20 leading international banks registered for this event from Germany, Japan, Uk, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, US, Turkey, Korea and Taiwan. On local side attendees will represent most of banks in Uzbekistan as well as exporters and importers. EBRD will be represented by EBRD Trade Finance team, Tashkent Office, Small and Medium Business Finance and Development Department as well as Manufacturing and Services. Uzbek government was represented by leading state banks and the Ministry for Foreign Trade. Uzbekistan private industry leaders were also invited to this small invitation-only event. MBCI management was invited as one of international companies who frequently utilize the trade finance instruments in Uzbekistan, and have experience in EBRD-back trade finance operations.