Baku, Azerbaijan, August 2
By Fakhri Vakilov - Trend:
The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss headquartered in Lauterach, Austria,opens a location in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, to expand the local presence in Central Asia, Trend reports with reference to the company.
Gebrüder Weiss opened a representative office in Tashkent on July 30, 2019.
“This adds to our local presence in Central Asia, enabling us to pave the way for our customers to a promising market, as the links between Europe and Asia are becoming increasingly important. With a population of 30 million, Uzbekistan is one of the largest marketplaces in Central Asia,” Director and Regional Manager for Black Sea/CIS at Gebrüder Weiss Thomas Moser said.
The company is regarded in the logistics industry as a pioneer along the Silk Road, and it already has several own locations along it in Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and China.
“In addition to land transport, air and sea freight also make up part of our service portfolio in Uzbekistan,” explains Thomas Moser. In his words, these services are to be successively expanded.
In terms of organization, the Uzbek representative office is assigned to the Gebrüder Weiss' branch in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
From economic point of view, the city of Tashkent with a population of two million is primarily known as an industrial city and transport hub on the Silk Road. Over 50 percent of the gross domestic product is generated by industrial companies in various sectors.
Agriculture, construction, freight and passenger transport are some of the cornerstones of the economy, along with gas, oil, gold, and uranium industries. These mineral resources, textile and food products, and automobiles are some of the Uzbekistan’s most important export goods. Its largest foreign trade partners are Russia, China, and Kazakhstan.
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