Uzbekistan

We do not expect parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan, held on December 27, to yield any significant changes to the make-up of parliament. Furthermore, with all four political parties... 2009-12-29

Uzbekistan was praised for its progress with human rights on September 8 by Janez Lenarcic, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), part of the... 2009-10-27

The Uzbek som has depreciated further through October, at one point trading at UZS1,502/US$ on October 26. Since the beginning of the year, the unit has sold off by 8.2% versus the... 2009-10-26

The Uzbek som continues to depreciate through the crawling peg arrangement, trading at UZS1,494/US$ on August 27. We forecast further depreciation towards UZS1,560/US$ by the end... 2009-08-27

Despite the ongoing global economic downturn, the Uzbek economy continues to buck the trend by posting positive and accelerating growth during Q209. The resilience of the economy... 2009-08-17

We believe that the Central Bank of Uzbekistan will keep the sum's crawling peg against the US dollar over the medium term, allowing for controlled depreciation against the greenback.... 2009-06-26

With the global economic downturn continuing to depress commodity prices across the board, we believe that the sources of growth for the Uzbek economy will be few and far between... 2009-04-30