Conflict of Interest in Building Industry in Uzbekistan
23.07.2021These are articles from the site Open Democracy about corruption and conflict of interest in the building segment of Uzbekistan:
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How uncontrolled urban development in Uzbekistan could lead to mass unrest
State-led property development projects are running at full steam in Uzbekistan. But is the pace too fast for residents?
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Revolving doors, invisible hands: how the state and private sector are merging in the new Uzbekistan
As the once infamously corrupt Uzbekistani state tries to reform itself, new research shows how the state and private sector are fusing in privatisation initiatives, raising serious concerns about conflict of interest for those at the top.
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Uzbekistan Ltd: private-public interests clash in flagship project
As a major property development scheme gets under way in Tashkent, a data trail reveals a potential serious conflict of interest in Uzbekistan’s new corridors of power.
Phantom foreign investors for an open new Uzbekistan
A high-profile urban development project in Tashkent is designed to showcase the country for western capital. Our investigation suggests principal investors are from much closer to home.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/tashkent-city-project-uzbekistan-phantom-foreign-investors/
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‘Gagarin was here!’: inside the fight for Tashkent’s heritage
In Uzbekistan’s capital, a multicultural Soviet mahalla is under threat of demolition. But residents are fighting for their space filled with history and memory
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/inside-the-fight-for-tashkent-heritage-uzbekistan/
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As Uzbekistan’s public health system buckles, state handout for private university tied to Tashkent mayor triggers anger
With public health infrastructure in Uzbekistan’s capital under severe strain, questions are being raised over a generous state handout for a new private medical university launched by a conglomerate founded by Tashkent’s mayor.
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Amid Tashkent’s rapid redevelopment, this factory cries foul over demolition
The troubled story of a wheelchair manufacturer raises questions about decision-making and power in Uzbekistan’s political and commercial elite
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You should know where the money’s coming from: a response to the mayor of Tashkent
Last week, I reported on a possible conflict of interest over a mammoth urban development in Uzbekistan. The mayor of Tashkent responded to my claims — here’s my reaction.
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The strange connections of Tashkent City’s “British investor”
Questions emerge over a Scottish limited partnership linked to a major urban redevelopment project in Uzbekistan, including the global corporate network it is connected to.
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Dispossession and urban development in the new Tashkent
A new $1.3 billion development in Uzbekistan’s capital is meant to rebrand this Central Asian state as open for business. But the costs of this project are turning out to be all too human.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/dispossession-and-urban-development-in-the-new-tashkent/
