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By Ben Aris in Berlin In Uzbekistan a bold digital revolution is transforming society. Spearheading this transformation is Uzum, an e-commerce start-up which recently raised $52mn in funding, making it Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn valued at over $1bn pre-money. Taking after Turkey’s Trendyol and the UAE’s Careem, Uzum is building Uzbekistan’s digital ecosystem from scratch by fusing e-commerce, fintech, banking and more in one super-app. The app was launched in October 2022 and quickly became the most downloaded app in the country in 2023, with 10mn average monthly users – nearly a third of…

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