Baku, Azerbaijan, July 31
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
Anadolu Group, a large Turkish holding, may implement a number of projects in various spheres of the economy of Uzbekistan, Uzbek media reported referring to the talks between Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov and the delegation of the Anadolu Group, led by Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan.
“We are closely watching the changes that are taking place in Uzbekistan now. The new strategy for building relationships with investors, creating favorable conditions for the investment climate, liberalizing the currency, opening up the economy means a lot for us, giving us confidence and an incentive. We are interested in implementing priority projects in various directions and are aimed at long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation,” Ozilhan said.
The sides also underlined that bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Turkey reached a new level thanks to the fruitful mutual visits of the two heads of state. The guests emphasized that they highly appreciate Uzbekistan's efforts in strengthening and expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation with Turkey.
Ozilhan expressed readiness for the holding to implement various joint projects, to draw on best practices and latest technologies in implementation of priority modernization programs, technical and technological re-equipment of industry and infrastructure.
The parties came to a preliminary agreement on strengthening interaction of the two countries' potential in such areas as agriculture, healthcare, textile industry, production of modern construction materials, and machine building. It is planned to create a working group to identify investment directions In the near future.
Anadolu Group holding was founded by the families of Yazici and Ozilhan in 1950 in Turkey. Today the group, which unites 80 companies, 61 production facilities and about 29,000 employees, operates in 18 countries of the world - from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The main business lines include production of beer and non-alcoholic beverages, automotive, retail and financial sectors.
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