Uzbekistan: UK government expresses concern over activity of “Scottish” companies

The UK is concerned over activity of “Scottish” companies operating in Uzbekistan, according to an article published by The Times. The World Bank in 2020 blacklisted an anonymously owned Scottish company NovoLine Resources after exposing “fraudulent practices” in an emergency medical aid program. NovoLine Resources won the tender of the Uzbek Health Ministry for the…

Ukraine: trade with Uzbekistan up in 2020

Despite restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, trade between Ukraine and Uzbekistan increased by 30% YoY in 2020. This issue was discussed at a meeting of Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Vladyslava Mahaletska and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine Alisher Abdualiyev,…