Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reached $62.6bn in 2023, showing a 23.9% increase from 2022. The year’s exports were valued at $24.4bn, marking a 23.8% rise, while imports totalled $38.1bn, up by 24.0%. China remained second largest Central Asian economy Uzbekistan’s largest trading partner, contributing 21.9% to total trade. Russia followed with a 15.8% share, and largest Central Asian economy Kazakhstan accounted for 7.0% of trade. Also in 2023, Uzbekistan exported gold worth $8.1bn, nearly doubling from $4.1bn in 2022. Despite no gold exports conducted in December 2023, the year’s total…