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ADB approves $100 million loan to help strengthen Uzbekistan’s resilience to health emergencies

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to strengthen Uzbekistan’s resilience to public health emergencies, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, by steadily improving testing, diagnosis, and the management of COVID-19 cases over the next 2 years.

ADB President, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan discuss partnership and ongoing COVID-19 support

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ADB Governor Sardor Umurzakov discussed ADB’s ongoing support for Uzbekistan’s fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the bank’s portfolio of projects in the country.

World Bank appoints new country manager for Uzbekistan

Marco Mantovanelli started his assignment as World Bank Country Manager for Uzbekistan on July 1, 2020, replacing Hideki Mori who was in this position since March 2017.

Uzbekistan resumes WTO membership negotiations

WTO members welcomed the resumption of WTO membership negotiations for Uzbekistan when the working party on the country’s accession to the WTO met on 7 July 2020—almost 15 years after its last formal meeting.

ADB provides $500 million loan to mitigate health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $500 million loan to help the Government of Uzbekistan mitigate the adverse health and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

ADB and Ipoteka Bank Partner to Support Trade in Uzbekistan

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Finance Program and Ipoteka Bank from Uzbekistan signed an agreement providing guarantees to support trade in the country.

ADB allocates $1.36 million grant for Uzbekistan’s fight against COVID-19

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated a $1.36 million grant for Uzbekistan to procure medical equipment and supplies to support the country’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

EBRD increases trade support in Uzbekistan with new limit for NBU

More businesses in Uzbekistan, including small and medium-sized enterprises, will benefit from export and import opportunities available through a trade finance agreement signed between the EBRD and the country’s leading lender, the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU).

Uzbekistan’s COVID-19 response gets additional financial boost from World Bank

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $200 million in additional development policy financing to support Uzbekistan’s ongoing health, social, and economic policy responses to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uzbekistan to receive World Bank emergency financing to combat COVID-19

The World Bank approved a $95 million financing package to support Uzbekistan’s immediate response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of its citizens.