Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Special Report Interview with Sayidov Ulugbek, chairman of the board, Uztransgaz

Uzbekistan Special Report Interview with Fayzulla Shaismatov, deputy chairman, Thermal Power Plant

A radical restructuring and upgrading of Uzbekistan’s power sector is creating opportunities for foreign investors and adding new generation sources, from renewables to nuclear

Policymakers have unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalize and expand Uzbekistan’s chemicals industry with the help of foreign investors to serve booming domestic demand and boost exports

Uzbekistan Special Report Interview with Elmurodov Kholik, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, Uzbekistan National Power Networks

In an interview with GlobalMarkets, Golib Kholjigitov, head of Uzbekistan’s PPP Development Agency, lays out the advantages that working with the private sector can bring in terms of lower costs and more efficient delivery of much-needed infrastructure projects

New Uzbekistan under the leadership of His Excellency President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is transforming in many ways. Economic reforms, including state-owned enterprise reforms and liberalisation, are among the key pillars of current structural transformations in Uzbekistan.

UBS and Citi trader Tom Hayes was jailed for 11 years for manipulating Libor. But while the trader argued that he was made a scapegoat for the financial crisis, perhaps the rate he rigged is a bigger victim.

The sellers of Oltin, a closed-ended fund seeking to invest in Uzbekistan, have decided to postpone a public listing and proceed with private fundraising after investors expressed a preference for an unlisted fund structure.

Investors in London have been considering the opportunity to invest in Uzbekistan this week, through a new closed-end fund, Oltin, the first internationally listed security giving investors exposure to the Central Asian republic.

GlobalMarketscan reveal that the European Investment Bank is preparing to launch a new entity — potentially called the European Bank for Sustainable Development — that will focus on sustainable projects outside the EU.

The political uncertainty triggered by the decision to re-run the municipal elections in Istanbul has not dented international lenders’ appetite for financing Turkey’s banks, market participants tell GlobalMarkets