Uzbekistan and ADB
In the Spotlight
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ADB Micro-Finance Assistance Works: Just Ask Uzbek Businesswoman Matluba Norbutaeva
Since 2010 ADB has funded 7.5 million microfinance loan accounts across Asia and the Pacific.
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ADB to Provide $500 Million for Rural Housing in Uzbekistan
ADB has approved a results-based loan of $500 million to support the construction of up to 29,000 new affordable housing units in nine regions across Uzbekistan as part of the State Affordable Rural Housing Program.
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Electric Train Brings Uzbekistan One Step Closer to Silk Railroad Dreams
Uzbekistan is upgrading its Soviet-era railway network, replacing old, diesel locomotives with modern electric trains. The new railway, which is one of the most advanced in Central Asia, is promoting trade, regional connectivity, and local industry.
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Uzbekistan: A Partnership for Growth
ADB's country operations business plan (COBP), 2017-2019 for Uzbekistan includes operational support for transport, energy, municipal services, and access to finance, and pilot-based and demand-driven support to education and healthcare.
Uzbekistan is a country striving for inclusive economic growth and a narrowing of gaps in infrastructure quality between rural and urban areas.
ADB's country operations business plan (COBP), 2017-2019 for Uzbekistan includes operational support for transport, energy, municipal services, and access to finance, and pilot-based and demand-driven support to education and healthcare.
Uzbekistan is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Fact Sheet
Asian Development Bank and Uzbekistan: Fact Sheet
Updated yearly, this ADB Fact Sheet provides social and economic indicators on Uzbekistan as well as concise information on ADB's operations in the country and contact information.
Latest
ADB Micro-Finance Assistance Works: Just Ask Uzbek Businesswoman Matluba Norbutaeva
Since 2010 ADB has funded 7.5 million microfinance loan accounts across Asia and the Pacific.
Stoking Uzbekistan's Entrepreneurial Spirit
Uzbekistan is helping rural businesses, especially those run by women, to access finance more easily.
ADB Trade Finance Workshop for Central Asia and the Caucasus
Participants in an ADB Trade Finance Workshop in the Uzbek capital Tashkent in November 2016 discuss what they learnt from the event.
Projects in Uzbekistan
Approved/Active
- Affordable Rural Housing Program
- Horticulture Value Chain Infrastructure Project
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Pap-Namangan-Andijan) Railway Electrification Project
- Western Uzbekistan Water Supply System Development Project
- Skills Strategies for Industrial Modernization and Inclusive Growth
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12.8%
Population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan (2015)
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1.6%
Average annual population growth rate in Uzbekistan (2011-2016)
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36
Maternal mortality ratio in Uzbekistan, per 100,000 live births (2015)
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31.81
Population in Uzbekistan, in millions (2016)
