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ADB and IDB senior officials present at the Navoi Investment Forum
Senior officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) participated in the Navoi Free Industrial Economic Zone (FIEZ) Investment Forum held on 21-23 October 2009 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The ADB delegation was led by Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao, together with Juan Miranda, Director General for Central and West Asia Department (CWRD); Philip Erquiaga, Director General for Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD); Werner Liepach, CWRD Deputy Director General; and other senior officers.
The IDB Group delegation was headed by Khaled Al Aboodi, General Manager and CEO for Islamic Corporation for the Development of Private Sector (ICD) and Dr. Walid Abdelwahab, IDB Director for Infrastructure Department.
ADB and IDB are committed to financing infrastructure and utility projects in Uzbekistan, and welcome proposals from private and public sponsors as well as public-private partnerships. |
PROGRAM
Tue. 20 October 2009
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6:00 pm |
Pre-registration of participants at the Amir Timur Hall of the Intercontinental Hotel in Tashkent. During the pre-registration, participants will receive their kits and forum badges. Tickets for the Navoi trip will also be issued. |
Day 1 Wed. 21 October 2009
| 8:30 |
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9:30 |
Registration of Participants |
| 9:30 |
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9:35 |
Opening of the Investment Forum. |
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Moderator: Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade (MFERIT), Mr. Elyor Ganiev |
| 9:35 |
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9:45 |
Welcome Address by the First Deputy Prime Minister and ADB Governor, Mr. Rustam Azimov |
| 9:45 |
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9:55 |
Welcome Address by the ADB Vice President, Mr. Xiaoyu Zhao |
| 9:55 |
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10:05 |
Welcome Address from the IDB Group to be delivered by Mr. Khaled Al Aboodi, General Manager & CEO of ICD |
| 10:05 |
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10:15 |
Welcome Address by the CFO and Director of Finance and Risk Management Group of Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency,
Mr. Kevin Lu |
| 10:15 |
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10:30 |
Presentation by the First Deputy Minister of Economy, Ms. Galina Saidova
Topic: The Major Macro-economic Development Aspects of Uzbekistan |
| 10:30 |
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10:50 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:50 |
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11:05 |
Presentation by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade (MFERIT), Mr. Shafkat Tulyaganov
Topic: Investment Climate of Uzbekistan and Prospects of Joint
Investment in FIEZ Navoi. |
| 11:05 |
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11:25 |
Audio Visual Presentations on FIEZ Navoi |
| 11:25 |
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11:35 |
Presentation by a Foreign Company in Navoi on Experience in Investing in Uzbekistan |
| 11:35 |
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11:45 |
Presentation from Korean Air
Topic: Development Prospects of the Navoi International Airport and the “Navoi” Logistic Hub |
| 11:45 |
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11:55 |
Questions and Answers |
| 12:00 |
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13:00 |
Lunch
Jointly hosted by ADB and IDB Group |
| 14:00 |
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14:15 |
Presentation from Mr. Philip Erquiaga, Director General of ADB's Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) of ADB Private Sector (and Trade) Financing
(Q&A in parallel with sector sessions) |
| 14:15 |
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16:00 |
Sectoral Sessions
Sectoral Topics
Group A Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Group B Pharmaceutics, Medical Equipments and Food Processing Industry
Group C Machinery, Precise Equipment, Auto-parts Manufacturing and Plastic Products |
| 16:00 |
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17:00 |
Signing of Bilateral Agreements on Investments in Navoi FIEZ |
| 19:00 |
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21:00 |
Dinner reception hosted by the Government of Uzbekistan at Amir Timur Hall |
Day 2 Thurs. 22 October 2009
| 8:00 |
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Leave for Tashkent Airport (based on applications of participants) |
| 9:00
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Airport transfer to Navoi city via lounge for official delegations |
| 10:00 |
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Arrive in Navoi / leave for FIEZ Navoi |
| 10:10 |
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11:10
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Arrive in Navoi FIEZ, field visit, briefing |
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12:30
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Depart for Bukhara city |
| 12:30 |
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14:00 |
Arrive in Bukhara, lunch hosted by Mayor's office of Bukhara region |
| 14:10 |
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17:00
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Visit historic and cultural sites in Bukhara |
| 17:00
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Leave for Navoi airport via buses |
| 18:20 |
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18:30 |
Arrive in Tashkent, lounge for official delegations |
| 19:30 |
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Leave for hotels |
| 20:00 |
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Dinner at Shakhrisabz restaurant organized by the Uzbekistan Fund for Reconstruction and Development in honor of ADB Vice President X Zhao |
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT JOINING THE NAVOI TRIP
| 10:00- |
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17:00 |
Meetings with Government Ministries, Committees,
Agencies and local partners (upon request from the delegates)
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Day 3 Fri. 23 October 2009
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT JOINED THE FIRST NAVOI TRIP
Schedule of trips is same as of 22 October
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY JOINED THE FIRST NAVOI TRIP
| 10:00 |
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12:00 |
Continuation of Meetings with Government Ministries, Committees, Agencies and local partners (upon request from the delegates) |
