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Fortnightly newsletter covering businesss and reforms in Uzbekistan
One of the fastest growing countries in the world and one of only two countries that didn't go into recession during the coronavirus pandemic, Uzbekistan is coming into its own.
The most populous country in Central Asia and third biggest country in the Former Soviet Union, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev unleashed a wave of economic reforms after taking office in 2016 that are starting to bear fruit.
The entire cotton and textile sector has already been privatised and banking, mining and the major state-owned industrial enterprises are up next. With a young and growing population, sectors like retail, IT and automotive are already flourishing as growth gathers momentum.
Follow the fast moving developments in business, economics, finance, energy and politics in this dynamic and ancient Silk Road country with bne IntelliNews’ Invest Uzbekistan newsletter, carrying the best stories from the last two weeks.
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