Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Tashkent is listed as an Associated International Financial Center in the Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) by the Z/Yen International Analytical Center (Great Britain).

For information, the GFCI rating currently evaluates 128 international financial centers from across the world for their competitiveness. In order to compile the GFCI 32 rating, more than 11,000 financial market representatives from all over the world participated in the assessment interviews.

The financial market, business climate, human capital, infrastructure, and reputation are among the areas in which the competitiveness of international financial hubs is evaluated by the GFCI rating. The 30 thousand financial industry representatives and 5,000 multinational firms from 138 different countries make up the financial and investment community of the Z/Yen Group rating.

The Republic’s potential as an international financial center has been positively evaluated by the worldwide expert and investment community, as evidenced by its achievement of the status of an Associated Center.

International investors and business representatives will find it easier to make investment decisions when selecting Uzbekistan as a location for capital placement thanks to the inclusion of Tashkent in the Index.

For information, Z/Yen Group works directly with the biggest global portfolio investors and sovereign wealth funds to share information on the dynamics of the development of rated financial centers with a wide spectrum of financial industry enterprises.