Last session. This time — legal, consulting, and professional services firms.

The conversation went in a different direction from previous sessions. Less about operational blockers, more about the architecture of the system itself.

4 things dominated the room:

1️⃣ How does Enterprise Uzbekistan's legal framework interact with Uzbek law when they conflict? The question of hierarchy between the special regime and national legislation — which takes precedence, and in what situations — remains one of the most important open questions for any serious operator.

2️⃣ Uzbek labour law creates friction for international operations. Companies working across borders run into a legal framework designed for a different context — and it shows. One of the reasons businesses look for alternative jurisdictions is simply to operate under employment rules that match how global teams actually work. Enterprise Uzbekistan has the potential to carve out its own labour standards for residents.

3️⃣ Open, closed, or complementary system? Participants raised a sharp conceptual question: will residents need to step outside Enterprise Uzbekistan to interact with state bodies — or will everything be handled from within? The answer shapes how attractive the jurisdiction actually is in practice.

4️⃣ Notarisation and document legalisation. A recurring pain point: getting documents certified in a way that works across jurisdictions is slow, expensive, and opaque. A dedicated notarial function — or its equivalent — needs to be built in from the start.

Participants raised questions around compliance and international restrictions. Uzbekistan's approach to these issues differs from Western frameworks — how that translates into Enterprise Uzbekistan's admissions policy is still being worked through.

Not everything had a clean answer. The sanctions policy, the specifics of dual residency across Enterprise and other zones, and how the Central Bank fits into the banking infrastructure — all flagged, all going back into the work.

Five sessions. Five different industries. The same underlying ask: build a system that doesn't require workarounds.

We heard you. It goes into the proposals.

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