Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has initiated a wave of economic reforms in the country since he assumed power at the end of 2016 following the sudden death of predecessor Islam Karimov, who remained in the top post for 27 years.
The reforms aim to introduce more economic freedoms to the Uzbek population and to promote private entrepreneurship as the country prepares to deregulate prices of commodities, including natural gas, while increasing the country’s exposure to the world economy.
