The first business summit dedicated to Central Asian nations was held on May 10, 2023, at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai.

Our President Dr. Rebel Hanna was invited to the first Business Summit Forum dedicated to Central Asian nations that was held on May 10, 2023, at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai.

EurAsia Gulf Business Platform hosted this forum in collaboration with the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UAE, the Kazakh National Investment Company, the Astana Financial Center, and the Embassy of Tajikistan in the UAE. 

This gathering was attended by around 150 government officials, diplomats, EurAsia Gulf members, and supporters.

Various presentations were delivered, and discussions were conducted to put the light on the serious opportunities of investments in this part of the World.

Vice Chairman of EurAsia Gulf, Ms. Aiman Yeskaraeva, and CEO Nawar Abdul Wahed gave an overview of the EurAsia Gulf vision, and their mission to connect business communities in East Europe and Central Asia with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). They described the EurAsia Gulf growth and ability to connect so far more than 70.000 business owners among which18,000 are Russian speakers.

His Excellency Bahodur Sharifi Mahmudzada, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United Arab Emirates presented the investment and business opportunities of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Mr. Doskhan Imanbekov explained the opportunities that the Republic of Kazakhstan offers to investors from the UAE and GCC. He also stressed on the close cooperation with DIFC and AIFC.

Dr. Usama Al Malki presented the EurAsia Grocery Hub initiative. The Hub objective is to become the largest Middle Eastern hub for Central Asian and Eastern European food products.

A discussion panel with experts in the Central Asian markets hosted Mr. Henrik Winther, President of Tigrus Holding, Dr. Ali Artaman, and Mr. Marat Birimzhan, Director of Investments at the Astana International Financial Centre. The panel was moderated by Mr. Adel Alawadhi, Executive Chairman of The Corporate Group. 
During the panel, our President, Dr. Rebel Hanna highlighted the importance of a solid, sophisticated, and flexible Banking infrastructure which is the driver to increase the appetite of investors. He as well mentioned the importance of applying specific financial techniques such as Securitization using the Fintech to increase the spectrum for attracting investors with small, medium, and large size of tickets.

As a summary, all the presentations and discussions focused on the favorable environment for investors, particularly in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, in various sectors, such as agriculture, mining, energy and gas, information and communications technology.