The organizers offer the participants of the Business Forum 2025 to book rooms at special rates, we will post information about hotels and rates in advance.

Tashkent is the main city of Uzbekistan, whose history dates back more than 2000 years. It is one of the largest in Central Asia and one of the oldest located on the Great Silk Road. 

Tashkent is interesting for its amazing combination of religious buildings of different faiths — not every city has a Catholic cathedral and a Muslim madrasah nearby. Modern areas with Soviet-era buildings harmoniously coexist with a unique neighborhood of clay houses. Tashkent has a combination of modern economic life, ancient parks and oases shrouded in history and myths, and transport and logistics accessibility. 

Read about some of the sights and the most famous places in the travel blog https://travel.yandex.ru/journal/tashkent/

The official language of Uzbekistan is Uzbek. Russian is used for international communication in Tashkent. Maps and tourist information, restaurant menus, and Tashkent signage are mostly in Russian, while Russian/English-speaking guides are present in museums.

Tashkent is located in a zone of subtropical continental climate. Due to the proximity of the mountains, the city receives an average of 400 mm of precipitation per year. Summer in Tashkent is entering its peak phase: the air temperature rises to its maximum. The average temperature during the day is +33 °C, at night +29 °C

The average temperature in September-October, when the Forum will be held): Dry but not hot autumn, usually +22 °C in the daytime and +15 °C in the evening.

Goods and services in Uzbekistan are paid mainly in local currency — soums, 1000 soums ~ 6.7 ₽ or ~0.08 $ (at the time of March 2025). Bags can be purchased in advance or upon arrival. Some places accept dollars and rubles.

There are several places in Tashkent where you can exchange currency:

Bank cards (the main ones are Visa, Mastercard, China Union Pay and Mir) are accepted for payment in the vast majority of shopping malls and hotels. However, if you plan to travel outside of cities, you will need cash in soums. 

If you are flying from Russia, then with a one-time export from Russia of rubles in the equivalent of more than 10 thousand dollars, you must fill out a declaration, and in the amount of more than 100 thousand dollars, you must confirm the origin of the funds.

In 2025, the standard voltage of the electricity grid in Uzbekistan is 220 V at a frequency of 50 Hz. The following types of sockets are used in Uzbekistan:

Type C (CEE 7/16, Europlug) — Type C socket, also known as "eurovillage", has two round contacts. The Type C plug fits most sockets of type E, F, J, K and L, which makes it universal for many regions of the world. It is important to note that this type of sockets and plugs is widely used in Russia.

Hotels usually use standard sockets, which are used in Europe and Russia, but in some places there may be other types of sockets.:

Type E (CEE 7/5) — The Type E socket has two round contacts and one round ground contact located above. The Type E plug has matching contacts and a grounding pin, which ensures a reliable connection and safety.

Type F (CEE 7/4, Schuko) — Type F socket, known as "schukko", has two round contacts and two grounding terminals on the sides. The Type F plug is compatible with Type C and E sockets, making it one of the most versatile and widely used. This type of sockets and plugs (along with type C) is one of the two most common in Russia.

Type I — The Type I socket has two flat inclined contacts and one vertical grounding contact. The Type I plug has the appropriate contacts to ensure a reliable and secure connection.

You can read more on the website. https://travelushki.com/guide/type-sockets-and-network/ts-uzbekistan/

It is not necessary to apply for insurance upon entry into Uzbekistan, however, the Russian compulsory medical insurance policy does not apply in this country, which means that if you have health problems, you will have to pay for treatment yourself.

The solution is to apply for an insurance policy when leaving your country of residence. For example, for Russian citizens, such policies can be issued at any insurance company in Russia — T-insurance, Ingosstrakh, Rosgosstrakh and others. Insurance with worldwide coverage is usually provided free of charge upon request if you are a premium customer of your bank (Raiffeisen Bank, T-Bank and other Russian banks have such conditions)

We recommend that foreign participants purchase a VMI policy for foreign citizens, which can be ordered in advance or remotely from insurance operators in your country.