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The country opened up a few years ago once the long-term president died and was replaced by a more progressive one. There was a moderate amount of western inves
by jakub_g 5y ago
The country opened up a few years ago once the long-term president died and was replaced by a more progressive one. There was a moderate amount of western investment since - modernizing rail, telecom infra etc.
Also as mentioned by another commenter: Uzbekistan is more wealthy than other countries of the region; it's a major exported of things like gas, cotton, silk.
- baybal2 5y ago> Uzbekistan is more wealthy than other countries of the region; Absolutely not. Uzbekistan was the Central Asian version of North Korea. The poverty was universal, and extreme. And yes, a change from a braindead Kim Il Sung wannabe who boiled people alive to a plain idiot plutocrat could be considered a "change" to be welcomed. Kazakhstan is by far the wealthiest Central Asian nation.
- jakub_g 5y agoI didn't say it's more wealthy than KZ. I was comparing to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan. (Not an expert but it seems to me UZ is well ahead those)