The country’s economy will grow by 5% this year and 5.5% in 2022. In April, ADB forecast growth of 4% and 5%, respectively.
Today, on August 6, the Central Asian Economic Summit of the leaders of the Central Asian countries begins its work in the city of Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan. As part of this event, exhibitions of national products and national dishes of Central Asian countries were opened in the national tourist zone “Avaza”.
Uzbekistan is noted in the annual report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) among the countries actively fulfilling their international obligations in the field of human rights within the framework of the UN treaty and statutory bodies, as well as constantly improving legislation and law enforcement practice.
On May 1, on the instructions of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, humanitarian aid was delivered to Delhi.
Uzbekistan’s economic growth is expected to rebound this year and in 2022 as industry, services, and investments recover following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but the risks remain of a protracted pandemic and uncertainty abroad, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.
According to World Bank forecasts, GDP growth in Uzbekistan in 2021 will recover to 4.8%. This is stated in the next edition of the “Economic Review of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region”.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Uzbekistan's Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB-' with a Stable Outlook.
The European Union has allocated more than 2 million euros to Uzbekistan to implement a project aimed at supporting effective and coordinated response measures to COVID-19.
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement by the Afghan Government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims around the world.
Employees of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the Russian Federation, together with local authorities in the arising difficult conditions of a pandemic, are trying to return Uzbekistan citizens to their homeland.
