Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/222764 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper Series No. 997
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
Uzbekistan set an ambitious goal to achieve the status of an upper-middle-income country by 2030, with the focus on growing a large and solid middle-class social stratum. The current reforms in Uzbekistan largely target the development of small businesses and private entrepreneurship (SME) as SMEs have the greatest potential for becoming a real basis for forming a middle class. This paper provides an overview of small business development in Uzbekistan, highlighting the evidence of social economic importance of the SME, and discusses the current status and perspectives of SME policy. The paper also describes the availability of and gaps in SME financing, discusses the key issues of SME finance and current financial literacy programs available in the country, including SME literacy program delivery. Among others, the paper explores the special focus on SME participation in the global value chain and accessibility of value chain financing. The study results in a set of recommendations aimed to improve access to finance among SMEs and facilitate the development of a more competitive market economy in Uzbekistan.
Subjects: 
financial inclusion
financial literacy and education
SME
value chain
JEL: 
G2
G3
G21
G28
O16
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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