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ADB President, Uzbekistan deputy prime minister discuss support for COVID-19 response

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ADB Governor Sardor Umurzakov discussed how ADB can support Uzbekistan in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Bank to provide further support to modernization of Uzbekistan’s agriculture sector

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $500 million financing package for implementation of the Agriculture Modernization Project in Uzbekistan.

World Bank to provide further support to modernization of Uzbekistan’s agriculture sector

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $500 million financing package for implementation of the Agriculture Modernization Project in Uzbekistan.

World Bank continues its support to civil aviation sector reform in Uzbekistan

The Government of Uzbekistan and the World Bank have signed an advisory services agreement for modernizing the country’s civil aviation sector.

Uzbekistan enters the next phase of market reforms with renewed support from the World Bank

World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller welcomed the Government of Uzbekistan’s progress in transforming the economy and pledged the institution’s continued support for further reforms.

EBRD sets new investment record in Uzbekistan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) achieved a new record in Uzbekistan in 2019 with an annual investment of $576 million (€517 million) through 13 private and public sector projects.

ADB President visits Uzbekistan to strengthen partnership

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao met with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and both agreed to further strengthen the almost 25-year partnership between ADB and Uzbekistan.

EBRD opens second office in Uzbekistan

The EBRD is expanding its regional presence in Central Asia’s most populated region by opening an office in Andijan, one of the largest municipalities in east Uzbekistan.

Doing Business 2020: Reforms propel Uzbekistan to place among world’s Top 20 business climate improvers

Uzbekistan undertook four key business climate reforms in the past year and earned a spot among the world’s top twenty most improved economies for ease of doing business, according to the World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 study.

ADB supports Uzbekistan in harnessing indigenous hydropower resources

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $60 million loan to construct hydropower plants capable of adding 25 megawatts capacity, which will help the Government of Uzbekistan achieve its goal of diversifying the country’s energy mix through greater use of clean energy sources and lowering carbon emissions.