CIS: Economic Unity for a Shared Future
Russia and Uzbekistan: The Locomotive of the CIS
Uzbek-Russian cooperation today underpins economic interaction within the CIS. Russia is Uzbekistan's largest trading partner: trade turnover in 2024 reached $11.6 billion, and in the first eight months of 2025, $8.3 billion, an increase of 6.5%.
The partnership is based on free trade, industrial cooperation, and large-scale investment programs. The joint portfolio includes projects in the energy, mechanical engineering, chemical, and food industries. More than 3,000 enterprises with Russian capital operate in Uzbekistan, and the annual INNOPROM. Central Asia exhibitions have become a symbol of industrial integration between the two countries.
Transport corridors, logistics, education, and digital technologies are developing. Thus, Russia and Uzbekistan are laying the foundation for a new model of economic interaction in the CIS, where industrial cooperation and innovation form the basis for sustainable growth.
Kazakhstan: Strategic Partner and Neighbor
Relations between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are an example of how geographic proximity can be transformed into an economic advantage. An intergovernmental commission between the two countries has been in operation since 1997, and today, trade turnover exceeds $7 billion, with steady growth in exports.
1,157 enterprises with Kazakh capital have been established in Uzbekistan, and over 5,400 Uzbek companies have been established in Kazakhstan. Cooperation is actively developing in trade, construction, IT services, and logistics. Interregional forums are particularly significant, the most recent of which, held in Samarkand, culminated in the signing of a roadmap and a significant package of contracts.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are forming a unified economic space for Central Asia, strengthening the region's role as a bridge between Europe and Asia.
Belarus: Industrial Cooperation and Technological Exchange
Belarus is one of Uzbekistan's most important industrial partners. Trade turnover for January–August 2025 amounted to $599.7 million (+34.3%), with joint ventures actively developing in pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, construction materials, and textiles.
Regional forums, meetings of working groups on agriculture, and business forums with the participation of women's entrepreneurship organizations demonstrate a high level of trust and institutional coordination. Belarusian investment in Uzbekistan is growing annually—$107 million is planned for 2025. Azerbaijan: Alliance and Joint Projects
Relations with Azerbaijan have become allied; an Agreement on Allied Relations was signed in 2024. The countries are actively developing joint projects in mechanical engineering, energy, metallurgy, and logistics.
In 2024, trade turnover amounted to $253.5 million, and by August 2025, it reached $177,700 (an increase of 18.2%). There are 280 enterprises with Azerbaijani capital operating in Uzbekistan.
Particular attention is being paid to transport corridors through the Caspian Sea and the port of Alat, where the transit of Uzbek cargo increased by 26% in 2024, strengthening Azerbaijan's strategic role as a regional logistics hub.
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan: Good Neighborliness and Regional Integration
Uzbekistan is developing a "good neighborly economy" strategy with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Trade turnover with Tajikistan in 2024 amounted to $702.7 million, with the Uzbek-Tajik Investment Company operating with a charter capital of $100 million. Projects in industry, transport, and construction are underway.
Mutual trade with Kyrgyzstan reaches $846 million, with 309 joint ventures operating in Uzbekistan. Strategic partnership programs through 2030 are actively underway, new logistics routes are being developed, and border industrial zones are being established.
Armenia and Georgia: New Areas of Business Dialogue
Uzbekistan's relations with Armenia and Georgia are reaching a new level.
Trade turnover with Armenia has quadrupled over the past five years, with projects underway in the pharmaceutical, food, and textile industries.
Trade turnover with Georgia has reached $182.5 million, with exports growing and transport logistics being established through Black Sea ports. An Intergovernmental Commission is in place, and areas of cooperation are expanding in energy and tourism. Results and Prospects
Uzbekistan's experience shows that cooperation within the CIS remains important. The most important factor in the sustainable development and economic stability of the region.
A common legal framework, free trade, intergovernmental commissions, regional forums, and joint investment funds create a solid foundation for deepening integration.
Strengthening economic ties between the Commonwealth countries is not just a matter of statistics and contracts, but also an indicator of trust, political will, and a commitment to a shared future.
The CIS is today becoming not just a legacy of the post-Soviet space, but a modern platform for the formation of a new economic order—one based on equality, partnership, and mutual benefit.
