Russian, Uzbek trade turnover reaches US$2.8bn

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Trade turnover between Russia and Uzbekistan grew 9% year-on-year to US$2.842 billion in ten months of 2008, Russian vice-premier Sergei Ivanov said at the Russian-Uzbek intergovernmental commission’s session in Moscow, Russia.

It should be noted that Russia is the largest trade partner of Uzbekistan. Usually, the share of Russia in Uzbekistan’s total foreign trade turnover accounts about 20%.