🎯 Why citizen-oriented public service matters?
On 12–13 May in #Fergana, #UNDP Uzbekistan & #CPR held a training where public sector leaders explored more responsive governance through case studies, simulations, and peer learning.
#Uzbekistan#PublicService#Governance
🚀 New Publication Alert!
#CentralAsia is becoming a strategic hub in the evolving U.S.–China rivalry — from connectivity and energy to critical minerals and digital infrastructure.
Can competition remain managed?
🔗 Read: https://t.co/vvkT5YcZfi
#Geopolitics#China#USA
Uzbekistan’s reforms since 2016 are not fully reflected in global governance scores.
Our new CPR Policy Brief explains why WGI scores lag behind real reforms — and what can be done about it.
Read: https://t.co/qj9fikPSSY
#Uzbekistan#WGI#Governance#Reform#WorldBank
After Regional Ecological Summit 2026, the question is no longer ambition — it’s delivery.
Central Asia’s water challenge is not about lack of funding, but lack of bankable projects.
💧 $2B annual gap = preparation gap, not capital gap.
Read more at: https://t.co/yWwRfT3myO
From May 1, universities & research institutes in Uzbekistan can officially launch spin-offs — backed by tax incentives, simplified registration, and easier access to investment.
Read more in CPR’s Insight: https://t.co/8eckqv2Gqa
🌏 CASC launched at Chulalongkorn University during the Thailand–Central Asia Symposium (Apr 28–May 1, 2026).
🚀 Saodat Umarova (CPR) noted reforms in #Customs, #Digitalisation & #Trade facilitation driving more competitive transit region.
#Corridors#Logistics#MiddleCorridor
New CPR Policy Brief 📄
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 has reduced undernutrition — but now faces rising obesity & NCDs (≈80% of deaths), driven by fragmented nutrition governance.
Why reform matters — and why now 👇
Link: https://t.co/zHrcuIrAA5
#NutritionPolicy#PublicHealth#Uzbekistan
“IDA is helping us change the DNA of our economy,” said @cpr_uz's Mirshohid Aslanov at #WBGMeetings@WBG_IDA Forum.
In Uzbekistan, IDA is expanding beyond energy & water to invest in people: building skills, advancing reform & driving a shift to a private-led economy.
#IDAworks
📊 Uzbekistan’s tourism exports in 2025 show steady growth with strong seasonality: ~$230M (start) → $541.5M (peak in Oct) → $360.1M (year-end).
A clear signal of tourism’s rising economic role.
🔗 Read more on our [https://t.co/ACjqyoQl5u]
#Uzbekistan#Tourism#Economy
🚀 How AI will impact the future?
🎯 AI is transforming thinking, accelerating decisions, and reshaping jobs — some roles may disappear. But leadership remains essential: direction, responsibility, and trust.
🔗Watch the full Podcast https://t.co/ZmxZu4V4ze
#AI#Leadership
🚀 New CPR Policy Brief!
💡 E-commerce in Uzbekistan is growing fast, but tax rules may be holding businesses back.
📖 Read more: https://t.co/iPNHHpF4SF
#Ecommerce#Taxation#Uzbekistan#SMEs#DigitalEconomy
The Helsinki Pulse in Tashkent — a conversation at @cpr_uz with Amb. @akarttun and Amb. Konstantin Obolensky🇨🇭 on regional priorities, reforms, and future cooperation in Central Asia. Coming soon!🎙️
🎬 “TASHQARIDA” (Documentary) — Out Now!
Insights on migration trends, real challenges, legal pathways, and new opportunities at home.
🎥 Watch the full documentary (Uzbek) https://t.co/IvUXGa3Q9C
#LaborMigration#Uzbekistan#Documentary#Migration#CentralAsia
Inflation in Uzbekistan declined from 18.8% (2017 peak) to 7.3% in 2025 — the lowest in a decade. 📉
Full analysis on our website [https://t.co/NG4A9MOmFC]
#Uzbekistan#Inflation#Economy
Making the World Listen: International Media Engagement for Uzbekistan Public Officials
Today in Tashkent, the Progressive Reforms Center held a workshop with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to strengthen public officials’ engagement with international media.
@cpr_uz
🎙 Studying at American University of Technology: What You Need to Know
In this CPR Talks episode, Prof. Dr. Said Irandoust, Founder & Rector of AUT, shares the university’s mission in Uzbekistan, its practice-oriented model.
👉 Watch the full interview: https://t.co/GHaJfdcoDs
🎬 CPR Documentaries
📌 “Mehr: Homecoming ” is a documentary based on Uzbekistan’s unique humanitarian Mehr operations carried out between 2018 and 2021.
🔗 Watch the full film: https://t.co/k3MOKjEwU9
🌍 Shared Borders — Shared Trust conference in Tashkent brought together civil society, local communities, and partners from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to strengthen peacebuilding, cross-border cooperation, and local trust in the Fergana Valley.
@cpr_uz
IELTS: INSIDE THE SYSTEM
On #InternationalDayOfEducation, CPR Talks conducted interview with Michael Houlgate, Director of British Council Uzbekistan, on IELTS and international education.
🎥 Watch the full interview [https://t.co/VpSkq8fXm4]