Uzbekistan has climbed up to the 29th place in the World Giving Index this year.  Last year, the country was ranked 18th (46%) in donations to charities, 58th in helping others (57% of people), and 62nd in terms of volunteering (16%). Indonesia was ranked first with a score of 69, up from 59 the last…

Uzbekistan carried out construction works totaling $ 3.5bn over the past five months of 2021. This is up almost 100.9% than in the corresponding period of 2020. State-owned organizations have carried out construction works for a total amount of $ 141mn. Their share in the republic was 4.0%. The share of non-state organizations comprised 96.0%. The…

Uzbekistan‘s Finance Ministry is set to issue $870 million worth of eurobonds in two tranches, in US Dollars and Uzbek soms, a representative of the ministry told Sputnik on Friday. On Thursday, a source from the country’s banking sector also told Sputnik that Uzbekistan was planning to sell eurobonds denominated in dollars and soms. The authorities were expected to place a series of…

Central and South Asian countries are not linked by reliable transport routes, which hinders the realisation of their potential for economic cooperation. The international conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”, which is scheduled to be held on July 15-16 in Tashkent will help to develop vision and directions of the regions,…