Uzbekistan aims to achieve the status of an upper-middle-income country by 2030. Current reforms in the country largely target the development of small businesses and private entrepreneurship (small and medium-sized enterprises [SME]) as SMEs have the greatest potential for becoming a real basis for forming a middle class.
The document presented here, provides an overview of small business development in Uzbekistan, highlighting the evidence of social economic importance of the SME, and discusses the current status and perspectives of SME policy. It also describes the availability of and gaps in SME financing and discusses key issues of SME finance and current financial literacy programs available in the country, including SME literacy program delivery.
The publication is accessible in English via the following link.