Uzbekistan’s battle against poverty has finally begun, after moving on from a policy of denial in the Karimov era, but it’s no easy task.

Uzbekistan became the world’s sixth biggest cotton producer. Today, cotton accounts for 60% of the country’s hard currency export earnings. But what was the cost of this success? A recent assessment ...

TASHKENT, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan has allocated 1 billion U.S. dollars in credit for boosting employment, local media reported on Saturday, citing the press service of the Uzbek president.

Over the last decade, Uzbekistan’s economy has grown steadily and has made good progress in lifting people out of poverty. The World Bank Group has been a long-term partner to Uzbekistan, providing ...

Each mahalla in Uzbekistan is legally obliged to maintain such records for every person and family residing in that location. This data covers the total population size, demographics, social ...

With a population of 26 million, Uzbekistan is the largest country in Central Asia. It is one of the most repressive to emerge from the former Soviet Union. The authorities rarely allow public ...