President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree confirming Uzbekistan’s accession to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), with the official text published on Lex.uz.
Under the agreement, Uzbekistan will acquire more than 777,700 shares in the bank’s authorised capital. Of this allocation, 21.7% will be paid shares while the remaining 78.3% will be callable. Each share has a value of $1,000. The Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade has been appointed as the body responsible for purchasing the shares, using funds allocated by the Ministry of Economy and Finance this year, and from the state budget from 2026 onwards.
According to the annex to the decree, Uzbekistan will pay $10 mln in 2025, followed by $79.2 mln in both 2026 and 2027, bringing its total financial commitment to more than $168 mln.
The move reflects Uzbekistan’s growing engagement with multilateral financial institutions and its strategy to attract greater regional investment and integration.
Kursiv also reports that Uzbekistan has reinforced its position as one of Central Asia’s most dynamic economies in 2025, with the EDB highlighting the country’s strong growth.
