{"id":45382,"date":"2019-10-30T15:59:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T13:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=45382"},"modified":"2019-10-30T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T13:59:43","slug":"ebrd-new-office-in-uzbekistan-to-support-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/ebrd-new-office-in-uzbekistan-to-support-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"EBRD new office in Uzbekistan to support SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has set up a new office in Andijan, the second in Uzbekistan, to promote small and medium sized enterprises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">EBRD seeks expanding its regional presence in Central Asia\u2019s most populated region. The EBRD is opening an office in this region recognizing the area\u2019s significant potential. The Andijan office will mainly be supporting local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through expert advice, training and a variety of financial tools.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">Located in the Fergana Valley, Andijan is one of the oldest cities in the region, where the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mughal_dynasty\">Mughal dynasty<\/a>\u00a0hails from and which played an important role in the Silk Road trade. The Fergana Valley is the most densely populated part of Central Asia with almost 14 million inhabitants \u2013 almost 20 percent of the region\u2019s population \u2013 spread across Uzbekistan, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/kyrgyz-republic.html\">Kyrgyz Republic\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/tajikistan.html\">Tajikistan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">It will be building on the success of the EBRD\u2019s\u00a0business advisory program, funded by the European Union and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/what-we-do\/sectors-and-topics\/donor-support-for-small-businesses.html\">\u00a0EBRD Small Business Impact Fund<\/a>\u00a0(with contributions from Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, Taipei China and the USA), which has already delivered almost 70 advisory projects for Uzbek SMEs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">Following the adoption of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/cs\/Satellite?c=Content&amp;cid=1395238453911&amp;d=&amp;pagename=EBRD%2FContent%2FDownloadDocument\">new country strategy<\/a>\u00a0for Uzbekistan, in 2018 the EBRD signed 12 projects worth almost \u20ac400 million, a record level of business for the Bank in the country in a single year. Significant investments were made in the municipal and power infrastructure sectors, including the rehabilitation of water and wastewater infrastructure in the Fergana Valley, as well as in banking and industry. This year, the EBRD has already invested almost \u20ac250 million into the national economy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">To date, the EBRD has invested \u20ac1.3 billion through 70 projects in the economy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/uzbekistan.html\">Uzbekistan<\/a>. Support of small businesses is particularly important as the country moves to reform its economy and strengthen its private sector.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has set up a new office in Andijan, the second in Uzbekistan, to promote small and medium sized enterprises. 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