{"id":2157754,"date":"2026-09-22T04:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2157754"},"modified":"2026-09-22T04:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:02:42","slug":"city-of-london-expertise-moves-closer-to-tashkents-investment-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2157754","title":{"rendered":"City of London expertise moves closer to Tashkent\u2019s investment reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/14\/81\/1200x675_cmsv2_4fda6eb9-6273-5177-bee1-db2f44d7daaf-9921481.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2927636-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927636\" data-cid=\"9923650\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927636-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/25\/78\/189x106_cmsv2_7ce2ffb0-a705-5c9b-82fb-454978869a85-9922578.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An underground defensive bunker in Moscow, built in the last century, now functions as a museum.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Russia<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Russia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927786-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927786\" data-cid=\"9923588\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927786-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/35\/23\/189x106_cmsv2_05536f8d-3897-5d55-bc68-c4407c0b5728-9923523.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Internal Security Agency has detained Pawe\u0142 G. Investigators are examining preparations for an attack.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    17-year-old detained in Poland over alleged plans for terrorist attack\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927785-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927785\" data-cid=\"9923522\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927785-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/35\/22\/189x106_cmsv2_da7da674-cd4a-5722-8162-206ef21bd9e3-9923522.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US forces in Salociai, some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Lithuania<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    New rotation of US troops bound for Lithuania: Lithuanian president\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927754-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2927754\" data-cid=\"9923343\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927754-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/33\/43\/189x106_cmsv2_de1dbdac-ae21-5664-9326-a8140c23e229-9923343.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A man with an umbrella struggles against strong wind brought by Typhoon Ampil, while walking on a street, in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>        Flooded streets and rescues as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927636-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2927636\" data-cid=\"9923650\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927636-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/25\/78\/189x106_cmsv2_7ce2ffb0-a705-5c9b-82fb-454978869a85-9922578.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An underground defensive bunker in Moscow, built in the last century, now functions as a museum.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Russia<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Russia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927786-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2927786\" data-cid=\"9923588\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927786-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/35\/23\/189x106_cmsv2_05536f8d-3897-5d55-bc68-c4407c0b5728-9923523.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Internal Security Agency has detained Pawe\u0142 G. Investigators are examining preparations for an attack.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    17-year-old detained in Poland over alleged plans for terrorist attack\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927785-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2927785\" data-cid=\"9923522\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927785-label-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/35\/22\/189x106_cmsv2_da7da674-cd4a-5722-8162-206ef21bd9e3-9923522.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US forces in Salociai, some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015.\" height=\"9\" 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width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>        Flooded streets and rescues as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Business<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            City of London expertise moves closer to Tashkent\u2019s investment reforms<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/14\/81\/1536x864_cmsv2_4fda6eb9-6273-5177-bee1-db2f44d7daaf-9921481.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Aerial view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Aerial view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Euronews<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Euronews\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div 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The wider push also includes international listings and efforts to attract more private capital.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Uzbekistan plans to build direct links between its new international financial centre and the City of London as it creates a special legal regime based on English common-law principles to attract foreign investment.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe United Kingdom might offer its own investment expertise and of course English common law,\u201d Javlon Vakhabov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia, told Euronews at the inaugural Central Asia\u2013UK Think Tank Forum in Tashkent.<\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan, he said, wants the new Tashkent International Financial Centre to cooperate with British counterparts, \u201cparticularly with the City of London\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/14\/81\/808x539_cmsv2_84117083-204e-529c-8d78-a871dd90b5f7-9921481.jpg\" alt=\"Javlon Vakhabov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Javlon Vakhabov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">The International Institute for Central Asia <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Bringing English law to Tashkent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Tashkent International Financial Centre was established by presidential decree in March.<\/p>\n<p>The centre will operate under a separate legal framework within Uzbekistan, using English common law principles for commercial activity inside the centre, together with an independent international commercial court and arbitration mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>The system will not replace Uzbekistan\u2019s wider civil-law framework. Companies operating through the centre would instead have access to legal rules and dispute-resolution mechanisms widely used in international business.<\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan took another step on 10 September, when President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved organisational measures for launching the centre.<\/p>\n<p>Vakhabov said British knowledge and expertise could strengthen cooperation with Uzbekistan and the wider Central Asian region.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the National Investment Fund of Uzbekistan, managed by Franklin Templeton, became the first Uzbek fund to list internationally when it made its debut in London.<\/p>\n<p>Further state-linked companies are now being prepared for potential international listings, as Uzbekistan seeks to attract private capital while introducing stronger financial reporting and corporate-governance standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Tashkent turns 120 investor proposals into economic reform roadmap<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Rules before resources: Europe\u2019s investment agenda for Central Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>From political dialogue to private capital<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The first CA5+UK foreign ministers\u2019 meeting was held in London in February, establishing a new platform for regional cooperation. Vakhabov described relations as entering a \u201cnew and more structured phase\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Across the investment discussions, participants repeatedly focused on the conditions needed to turn political interest into investable projects.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Nadin, Director of Global Risks and Resilience at ODI Global, identified potential cooperation in critical minerals, agriculture, education, technology, digitalisation and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we need to do is find the mechanisms to make those opportunities into commercially viable projects,\u201d she told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Critical minerals provided one example.<\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan and other resource-rich Central Asian countries have said they want to move beyond exporting raw materials and retain more of the value created through processing and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt requires the legislative processes to be in place; it requires the investors to have confidence,\u201d Nadin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it requires, most importantly, the ability to transport those goods from source to market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Participants in a separate discussion on investor confidence went into more detail about what access to international capital can require.<\/p>\n<p>The issues raised included due diligence, anti-money-laundering rules, procurement, transparency, sanctions compliance and reputational risk. Legal certainty, protection of investors\u2019 rights and mechanisms for resolving commercial disputes were also among the areas discussed.<\/p>\n<p>British expertise in finance, English law, arbitration and compliance was repeatedly identified as relevant to those requirements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/14\/81\/808x539_cmsv2_aea8c85b-10ac-5a3f-9f4f-535ef451fdd4-9921481.jpg\" alt=\"Central Asia\u2013UK Think Tank Forum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Central Asia\u2013UK Think Tank Forum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">The International Institute for Central Asia <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Research, processing and finance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The discussions also produced more specific examples of where British involvement could go beyond simply purchasing raw materials.<\/p>\n<p>Kirsty Benham, Co-Founder and CEO of the Critical Minerals Association UK, pointed to partnerships with British universities and research institutions, specialist training for geologists, engineers and environmental scientists, and cooperation on mineral processing.<\/p>\n<p>She also discussed the recovery of materials from mining waste and tailings and possible processing arrangements between countries.<\/p>\n<p>Financing was another part of the discussion. One possible model discussed involved UK-backed finance for overseas critical-mineral projects where long-term agreements were in place to supply British manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>These were presented as possible areas for cooperation rather than announced projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-2\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Record listing shifts focus from fundraising to deeper capital markets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Political agreements do not guarantee investment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Annette Bohr, Associate Fellow at Chatham House\u2019s Russia and Eurasia Programme, highlighted another difference between British economic engagement and models in which governments can mobilise state-controlled companies behind strategic projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese Western firms are not state-run. 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to settle tokenised assets in central bank money<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Uzbekistan plans to build direct links between its new international financial centre and the City of London as it creates a special legal regime based on English common-law principles to attract foreign investment.\u201cThe United Kingdom might offer its own investment expertise and of course English common law,\u201d Javlon Vakhabov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia, told Euronews at the inaugural Central Asia\u2013UK Think Tank Forum in Tashkent.Uzbekistan, he said, wants the new Tashkent International Financial Centre to cooperate with British counterparts, \u201cparticularly with the City of London\u201d.Bringing English law to TashkentThe Tashkent International Financial Centre was established by presidential decree in March.The centre will operate under a separate legal framework within Uzbekistan, using English common law principles for commercial activity inside the centre, together with an independent international commercial court and arbitration mechanisms.The system will not replace Uzbekistan\u2019s wider civil-law framework. Companies operating through the centre would instead have access to legal rules and dispute-resolution mechanisms widely used in international business.Uzbekistan took another step on 10 September, when President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved organisational measures for launching the centre.Vakhabov said British knowledge and expertise could strengthen cooperation with Uzbekistan and the wider Central Asian region.In May, the National Investment Fund of Uzbekistan, managed by Franklin Templeton, became the first Uzbek fund to list internationally when it made its debut in London.Further state-linked companies are now being prepared for potential international listings, as Uzbekistan seeks to attract private capital while introducing stronger financial reporting and corporate-governance standards.From political dialogue to private capitalThe first CA5+UK foreign ministers\u2019 meeting was held in London in February, establishing a new platform for regional cooperation. Vakhabov described relations as entering a \u201cnew and more structured phase\u201d.Across the investment discussions, participants repeatedly focused on the conditions needed to turn political interest into investable projects.Rebecca Nadin, Director of Global Risks and Resilience at ODI Global, identified potential cooperation in critical minerals, agriculture, education, technology, digitalisation and artificial intelligence.\u201cWhat we need to do is find the mechanisms to make those opportunities into commercially viable projects,\u201d she told Euronews.Critical minerals provided one example.Uzbekistan and other resource-rich Central Asian countries have said they want to move beyond exporting raw materials and retain more of the value created through processing and manufacturing.\u201cIt requires the legislative processes to be in place; it requires the investors to have confidence,\u201d Nadin said.\u201cAnd it requires, most importantly, the ability to transport those goods from source to market.\u201dParticipants in a separate discussion on investor confidence went into more detail about what access to international capital can require.The issues raised included due diligence, anti-money-laundering rules, procurement, transparency, sanctions compliance and reputational risk. Legal certainty, protection of investors\u2019 rights and mechanisms for resolving commercial disputes were also among the areas discussed.British expertise in finance, English law, arbitration and compliance was repeatedly identified as relevant to those requirements.Research, processing and financeThe discussions also produced more specific examples of where British involvement could go beyond simply purchasing raw materials.Kirsty Benham, Co-Founder and CEO of the Critical Minerals Association UK, pointed to partnerships with British universities and research institutions, specialist training for geologists, engineers and environmental scientists, and cooperation on mineral processing.She also discussed the recovery of materials from mining waste and tailings and possible processing arrangements between countries.Financing was another part of the discussion. One possible model discussed involved UK-backed finance \u00a0for overseas critical-mineral projects where long-term agreements were in place to supply British manufacturers.These were presented as possible areas for cooperation rather than announced projects.Political agreements do not guarantee investmentAnnette Bohr, Associate Fellow at Chatham House\u2019s Russia and Eurasia Programme, highlighted another difference between British economic engagement and models in which governments can mobilise state-controlled companies behind strategic projects.\u201cThese Western firms are not state-run. 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