Uzbekistan

Investors showered a debut dollar deal from Uzpromstroybank with orders on Monday, with the order book for the $300m bond peaking at $1.2bn. But despite the success for the privatisation candidate, government officials are hoping that future Uzbek bond issuance will favour local currencies.

Uzpromstroybank, the BB-/BB- rated bank that is majority owned by the Uzbek government, had racked up more than $800m of orders by lunchtime on Monday for its five year dollar bond.

Djamshid Kuchkarov, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Special Report interview with Ulugbek Ashurov, deputy chairman, Uzbekneftegaz

Unveiled in July, a new roadmap for Uzbekistan’s energy sector lays out plans for the restructuring and modernisation of state-owned firms and a major expansion of the industry with foreign investment

Uzbekistan’s turbulent past has left its mark on every aspect of the country’s economic and social life, but we are now looking to the future. The new government, headed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, is searching for ways to reform outdated managerial and technological practices and bring the country into the 21st century.

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