American sportswear and apparel company Nike doesn’t have any plans to sign an agreement with Arnasoy Gold Tex, an Uzbek textile company, for joint production of sportswear. The Uzbek textile company had earlier announced plans to sign contracts with the world famous brands Nike and Adidas for production of sportswear. Arnasoy Gold Tex’s factory, to be launched in early 2019, will feature latest textile equipment and quality standard of ISO 9001. The company also claims to have won the support and recommendations from such world fashion houses as Zara Home Collection and Tac Home, which will allegedly allow them to manufacture products under the corresponding brands in the territory of Uzbekistan.

In March 2018, Uzbek officials had announced plans to attract international sports goods manufacturers to the new Sport Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in Tashkent region. Such renowned brands as Adidas, Reebok, Nike, Li Ning, Eleiko, Janssen-Fritsen, Gymnova, etc. had to be invited to the FEZ.