The Business Forum of Business Circles and Women Entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan and Belarus was held in Minsk. Representatives from the business world attended the event, which focused on “Women in business – the potential for developing business cooperation between Belarus and Uzbekistan”.
The participants discussed the possibility of enhancing collaboration in light industry, exchanging advanced technologies, expanding cooperation between manufacturers of fabrics, clothing, footwear, fur, and leather products, and developing ties in IT, entrepreneurship, and the joint development of digital products, especially for women.
The forum also addressed the topics of strengthening cooperation in medicine, developing the pharmaceutical industry, creating medical clusters, and implementing joint projects in the food, chemical, automotive, agricultural processing, and tourism sectors.
At the end of the forum, the participants adopted a final document (declaration) that emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation in trade, economic, investment, scientific and technical, socio-cultural, educational, humanitarian, tourism, and other areas of mutual interest.
As a result of the forum, 42 contracts and 17 memorandums were signed between women entrepreneurs of the two countries, totalling $92 million.
Norgul Abduraimova, UzA