The COVID-19 global pandemic has had significant trade-impacts for developing countries. Uzbekistan, whose economy is heavily dependent on foreign trade, was also negatively affected specifically due to the measures taken by third countries to combat the pandemic.
Under the framework of the TAF2+ funded project, International Economics assisted the Government of Uzbekistan in preparing a study on the economic impact of COVID-19 on businesses in Uzbekistan.
We carried out a thorough analysis on the trade-related impacts of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan, including the following areas:
A survey was conducted to identify the impacts of the disruption to export value chains, the loss of export orders, and the effectiveness of trade recovery policies that have been implemented by the Government of Uzbekistan.
It is worth noting that Uzbekistan, as many other countries around the world, reacted to COVID-19 by imposing strict lockdown measures which contributed to the control of the pandemic, but also had a serious economic impact.
Although the pandemic hit the economy hard in the first half of 2020 and inflicted considerable hardship, the recession was moderated owing to strict and timely containment and support measures.
To enable a more sustainable economic recovery, we made:
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