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Uzbekistan’s leading supermarket chain has received preliminary approval for a $40 million dollar investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the largest such equity investment by EBRD in an Uzbek private sector enterprise.
Shopping in the traditional bozors, or markets, will continue to be the dominant retail experience in Uzbekistan for years to come. But for an emerging middle class, shopping malls like Compass show the way to a newly affluent lifestyle.