Uzbekistan’s President Hopes a Decree Will Spur Green Economic Growth
Rihla Initiative Regional Coordinator for Central Asia and the Caucasus
March 25, 2025
In November last year, during the parliamentary meeting of the Oliy Majlis, Uzbekistan’s legislature, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed that 2025 would be the “Year of Environmental Protection and the Green Economy.” He emphasised that the strategic goal of “New Uzbekistan” is to achieve environmental sustainability and economic growth by transitioning to a resource-efficient, green development model.
Each year since gaining independence, the Uzbek president has issued a decree on the eve of Constitution Day, observed on 8 December, setting the strategic priority for his administration for the coming year. These decrees generally reflect development priorities, as reflected in the Year of Support for Youth and Business (2024), Year of Development of Science, Education and the Digital Economy (2020), Year of Active Investments and Social Development (2019), and so on. While not all goals are fully achieved within a given year, these decrees provide a foundation for advancing the country’s socioeconomic development by setting out a framework for further legislation and policy formation at various levels of government.
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