Uzbek-British Trade & Investment Council (UBTIC)

The Uzbek-British Trade & Industry Council (UBTIC) is a government-sponsored trade promotion body, co-chaired by Dr Hartley Booth OBE for the UK side and Mr Ravshan Gulyamov, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade for the Uzbek side, which supports and assists UK businesses operating or wishing to operate in Uzbekistan. UBTIC comes under the umbrella of the British Government’s overseas trade organisation, United Kingdom Trade & Investment (UKTI).

UBTIC was established under a bilateral agreement in 1992, with the objective of developing closer business links between the two countries. Dr Booth was appointed co-Chairman for the UK side in 1998. In 2010 he was awarded an OBE by HM The Queen for services to UK-Uzbek trade relations. Dr Booth travels to Uzbekistan regularly to meet his co-Chairman and to look for business opportunities for British companies.

UBTIC meets annually, in alternate capitals. Deputy Prime Minister Ganiev led a delegation to London in November 2009 to attend the 16th session of UBTIC, held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster. HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Dr Booth led a delegation of UK business to Tashkent on 8-10 December 2010 for the 17th session of UBTIC.

British businesses wishing to get in contact with the UBTIC Secretariat should email Julie Ford at julie.ford@onyxnet.co.uk.