PROFILE – Uzbekistan in a hurry to grow its Islamic economy
Uzbekistan has been busy the last two years building its Islamic economy.
The former Soviet state is the most populous country in Central Asia, with the majority of its 32 million people Muslim.
Following the death in 2016 of former president Islam Karimov, who came to power in the communist era and had an iron grip on the country, his successor Shavkat Mirziyoyev vowed to open the economy and attract foreign investments.
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