Following a successful Category A funding round in March 2024, Uzum became the first fintech unicorn in Uzbekistan with a market capitalization of over USD 1 billion. This week it announces financial and operational results for the first half of FY2024 and the results speak for themselves as it prepares for category B funding.
American Enterprise Institute Director Joseph Epstein discusses Uzbekistan’s tech eco-system with Minister of Development of ICT Sherzod Shermatov and their campaign to attract tech talent to the region.
In a whirl-wind tour of diplomacy, the two parties discussed means to further enhance cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the World Council of Muslim Communities.
The UAE’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), mandated to shape an advanced R&D ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, signed an MoU with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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