With Uzbekistan opening up to trade, tourism and investment, the Women’s Business Chamber of Ukraine will hold an informational event Friday at the Uzbekistan Embassy in Kyiv. Organized by Chamber President Natalia Karpenchuk-Konopatska, the event will include a networking brunch and discussions of business opportunities. This summer, UIA and SkyUp started flights between Kyiv Boryspil and Tashkent, the capital. This month, Bees Airline is to launch weekly flights between Kyiv Sikorsky and Samarkand, the nation’s cultural capital. To attend this and other Chamber events, email Tatiana Smirnova, the coordinator at smirnova@cci.lviv.ua. With Best Regards, James Brooke.