The key facts

  • The meeting between Mirziyoyev and Odile Renaud-Basso took place in Antalya as part of the COP31 summit
  • The EBRD project portfolio in Uzbekistan exceeds $7 billion, and operations in 2025 exceeded $1 billion for the first time
  • About 60% of the bank's investments in the country are directed toward the green economy

Meeting in Antalya

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, within the framework of the COP31 summit taking place in Antalya, met with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso. The parties considered practical aspects of further expanding strategic partnership with this financial institution.

Scale of cooperation

Uzbekistan has remained the EBRD's largest financial partner in the region for six years already. The bank's project portfolio in the country exceeds $7 billion, and the volume of operations in 2025 exceeded $1 billion for the first time. The bank's contribution to the development of the green economy was noted separately: almost 60% of its investments in Uzbekistan go to projects in this area.

Priorities for the coming year

Priority areas of cooperation have been defined for 2027: modernization of the electrical infrastructure, development of agriculture and the food industry, privatization in the banking sector, launch of the Tashkent International Financial Center, and promotion of public-private partnership projects. In addition, preparations for holding the next meeting of the Foreign Investors Council in 2027 were discussed.