Trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan was valued at $259.5mn in 4M23, according to the Uzbek national statistical agency. Uzbek exports to Afghanistan made up $257.3mn, but imports entering Uzbekistan from Afghanistan constituted just $2.2mn.
China was the largest trade partner at a value of $3.3bn. Russia, Uzbekistan's number one trade partner in 2022 (at $9.27bn), placed second at $2.9bn, followed by Kazakhstan at $1.5bn and Turkey $1.0bn.
Mutual trade with Korea amounted to $802mn. Germany was close behind at $787.4mn.
South African mobile operator MTN Group (MTN) has disclosed that US authorities are investigating it over its conduct in Iran and Afghanistan. News24 wrote on August 18 that Africa's largest ... more
Construction work on the proposed Trans-Afghan Railway could be under way within six months, while the project could cost around $4.6bn to deliver and cut shipping transit times from Uzbekistan to ... more
Stefan Priesner is the UN resident coordinator in Tehran, the UN's most senior official in the country, has said the organisation's humanitarian and development aid budget to the country would need ... more