Uzbekistan: IDB and OPEC allocate $275 million towards rural settlements’ development

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development are set to help Uzbekistan with the development of rural settlements and allocate loans worth $200 million and $75 million, respectively. According to a recent decree inked by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan’s contribution to projects in rural areas would comprise $60 million. Projects…