JULY 22 2021 (The Bulletin) — Data published by Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee said that output at Uzbek industries was 8.5% higher in the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2020. Most metrics in the Statistic Committee’s twice-a-year data release showed that Uzbek the economy was growing. The one sector that didn’t show much of an increase was construction, a key driver of the economy, which showed growth compared to the same period in 2020 of just 0.1%.
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— This story was published in issue 493 of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin, on July 22 2021
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