Turkish footwear manufacturers are stepping up their investments in Uzbekistan’s leather and footwear industries, according to local reports. A $1mn investment in the manufacture of leather, footwear and fur goods in Tashkent’s Ahangaran district is the latest of a string of investment announcements. Discussions between the head of Layki, a Turkish footwear and textile market firm, and Fakhriddin Boboevoy, chairman of the Uzcharmsanoat Association, a trade association representing Uzbek leather, footwear and textile firms, focused on Layki’s bid for land and other matters such as the exchange …
