Within the Regional AmCham Network Initiative 2.0, with the support of the USAID Future Growth Initiative, a delegation from AmCham Kyrgyzstan participated in a Regional Tour to Almaty from May 13-16. Participants of the second regional tour of the Regional AmCham Initiative joined the Central Asia Trade Forum (CATF). Within the framework of the tour, business delegations from AmCham Kyrgyzstan, AmCham Uzbekistan, and AmCham Tajikistan also participated.
The Regional AmCham Network Initiative aims to enhance collaboration, entrepreneurship, and trade policies in the region, gathering over 300 business and government representatives from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Great Britain, and the USA.
Representatives from the AmCham Kyrgyzstan Business Delegation included such companies as:
• Commercial Bank KSB
• Park Hotel LLC
• FOX Hospitality Group”
The 13th CATF was set to concentrate on expanding the conventional boundaries of regional trade by delving into the potential, challenges, and innovations that would shape the future of trade in the Central Asia Region. The forum actively explored new trade markets, identified opportunities within value chains, discussed the digitalization of customs and logistics, and delved into various aspects of trade regulation, including regional trade agreements (RTAs), World Trade Organization (WTO) standards, harmonization, and other relevant standards.
The trade exhibition, running concurrently with CATF, featured 40 companies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In partnership with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration and Almaty Chamber of Commerce and Investment, it showcased agricultural, textile, apparel, and food products. The pre-matched B2B session ran in parallel to the exhibition.
On May 15, 2024, the 11th Regional Meeting of the National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) of Central Asian countries took place during the Central Asian Trade Forum. Executive authorities from five partner countries overseeing customs, transport, phytosanitary, and veterinary border control, along with private sector representatives, participated.
