Uzbekistan remains the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) largest partner in the region, with a portfolio of joint projects exceeding $15bn.
Projects worth more than $3bn are currently in development across green energy, transport, digital transformation, education, and other sectors, while non-sovereign financing mechanisms are being actively implemented.
On November 18, the President of Uzbekistan received an ADB delegation led by President Masato Kanda. The meeting coincided with the 30th anniversary of the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and the Bank and Uzbekistan’s upcoming chairmanship of the ADB Board of Governors in 2025-2026.
Discussions focused on further expanding cooperation to support the country’s socio-economic reform agenda. President Mirziyoyev advocated signing an Enhanced Strategic Partnership Program with the ADB during the annual Board of Governors meeting in May 2026 in Samarkand.
Priority areas highlighted included infrastructure development, training technical and engineering personnel, educating women and youth in new professions, poverty reduction, and development of the mortgage market and private sector.
The leaders also emphasized the Bank’s active role in supporting major national and regional initiatives, including transport, energy, and trade projects in Central Asia.
ADB President Masato Kanda praised the results of Uzbekistan’s large-scale reforms and reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to supporting the country’s program of irreversible reforms in New Uzbekistan.
