On February 5–6 of this year, a high-level official visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan took place. The visit was aimed at further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries, expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well as increasing bilateral trade turnover.

As part of the presidential visit, the Uzbekistan–Pakistan Business Forum and the national exhibition “Made in Uzbekistan” were held in the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. The main objective of the events was to promote competitive products manufactured in Uzbekistan in international markets, discuss new investment projects, and establish direct business contacts between entrepreneurs.

During the “Made in Uzbekistan” exhibition, deeply processed products of the national brands BMB Za’faron and BMB IMPEX were showcased. On the first day of the event, Bekzod Yuldoshev, Head of the Marketing Department of BMB HOLDING, presented samples of export-oriented, high-quality, and environmentally friendly national products to exhibition visitors.

In addition, on February 6, within the framework of the business forum, a representative of BMB HOLDING held B2B negotiations with a number of major Pakistani entrepreneurs. In particular, meetings were held with Amir Khan, a representative of the Trade Development Authority of the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan; Syed Amir Ali, President of Meezan Bank; Ibrahim Khan Mohmand, representative of Broadpeak LLC; Bilal Sultan Shah, Executive Director of Bilal Enterprises; as well as Mohammad Rizwan Sadiq, Director of Citrus Asia Enterprises. During the discussions, prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation were explored.

Overall, the business forum played an important role in further developing trade and economic relations between Uzbekistan and Pakistan, increasing international awareness of national products, expanding export potential, and elevating mutually beneficial cooperation to a new level.