The Second Central Asia Trade Policy Forum was held eight years after the first edition of the event in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Marakand – Karshi Railway Electrification Project The Marakand – Karshi Railway Electrification Project was designed to support the development of Uzbekistan’s railway system and strengthen trade cooperation with neighboring countries by financing the electrification of the 140 km Marakand–Karshi section within CAREC Corridor 6 (Photo by Relisa Granovskaya).
CAREC Corridor 6 (Ayni-Uzbekistan Border Road) CAREC Corridor 6 (Ayni-Uzbekistan Border Road) Improvement Project will restore approximately 113 kilometers of road between Ayni-Panjakent in the northern part of Tajikistan and its border with Uzbekistan (photo by Nozim Kalandarov).
How to create more jobs and reduce poverty in Uzbekistan: Focus on the agri-food sector Despite the severe implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uzbekistan’s agri-food sector remains an important driver of economic growth and export. It is projected to grow by 2.8% in 2020, compared with 0.6% growth in national GDP.
Speeding up digital transformation to tackle COVID-19 in Uzbekistan Digitalization can help Uzbekistan overcome major hurdles as it integrates into the global economy: both its physical constraints as a doubly land-locked country, and the information gaps and technical barriers to increasing prosperity.
Let the water flow: Improved irrigation to help farming communities in Karakalpakstan In Uzbekistan, a World Bank-supported project aims to help 1,500 private farms and 40,000 small farming households in three districts of rural South Karakalpakstan, by improving irrigation and drainage services to increase farming productivity.
A sneak peek at CAREC’s new strategy The new strategy is an important milestone and a collective opportunity to unleash the potential of regional cooperation for Central Asia.
Central Asia Knowledge Network: Building Partnerships for Regional Cooperation on Water and Energy Launched as part of the Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program (CAEWDP), the Network seeks to stimulate cooperation and knowledge exchange among local and regional institutions and practitioners in the area of water resource management, energy, and climate change.
Improving Supply, Meeting Increased Energy Demand in Uzbekistan Over the past few decades, the population in the southwestern regions of Uzbekistan has grown rapidly, and with it the number of industrial consumers who receive power from the Talimarjan plant.
For Uzbekistan, Energy Efficiency is Smart Economics Uzbekistan is one of the world’s major producers and exporters of natural gas – but it is also one of the world’s most energy-intensive economies.
