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Business Daily: Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 2

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07/03/2023 GMT

Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 2

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 2

Young entrepreneurs and digital businesses are central to creating a new Uzbek economy.

Uzbekistan has been closed for business for almost 30 years, we find out how young entrepreneurs and digital businesses are creating a new economy and how corruption is a problem.

BBC journalist Rayhan Demytrie is from Uzbekistan and was recently invited back to her country to explore how after almost 30 years the government is opening up the country and it's economy. 

In part two of this two part Business Daily special Rayhan hears how young entrepreneurs are pushing to grow their businesses and increase exports. Rayhan also finds out how digital only banking companies are transforming access to financial services for many Uzbek people. 

In the capital city of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Rayhan explores how the city has developed and changed in recent years and finds out more about the corruption that continues to cause problems for businesses.

Presenter / producer: Rayhan Demytrie
Image: Tashkent bazaar; Credit: Getty Images

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