BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 6. Germany supports
Uzbekistan’s planned accession to the World Trade Organization
(WTO) and is assisting the country in improving its investment
climate to attract more foreign businesses, the head of Economic
Affairs and Spokesperson at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of
Germany in Tashkent, Rebecca Dovergne, told Trend in an exclusive
interview.
“German-Uzbek relations are developing across multiple areas and
are based on close and trusted ties, which gained further momentum
during German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit to
Uzbekistan in June 2026,” Dovergne noted.
Germany supports Uzbekistan’s ambitious reform agenda, including
efforts to develop dual vocational education and training
systems.
Economic cooperation remains a key pillar of bilateral
relations, with German and Uzbek companies maintaining trade ties
and implementing investment projects across several sectors,
including textiles, road construction, mechanical engineering and
agriculture.
Interest among German businesses in Uzbekistan is growing, as
reflected in the significant increase in the number of companies
with German capital operating in the country in recent years.
“However, considerable potential remains to expand bilateral
trade and investment,” Dovergne said.
“To translate this growing interest into more concrete projects
and further deepen economic cooperation, the German federal
government supports Uzbekistan in improving its investment climate
and removing remaining barriers,” she said.
In particular, Germany sees legal certainty and energy
infrastructure as important areas for further improvement to
attract investment and support business activity.
The German federal government also supports Uzbekistan’s planned
accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is expected
to strengthen the country’s integration into the global trading
system and create additional opportunities for international
economic cooperation.
