Investor's Newsletter for December 2008: Uzbekistan

In this issue:

3 Laws & Legislations
3-4 Politics and Economics
3 Uzbekistan cuts gas supply to Tajikistan
3 Obama to make speech in Uzbekistan
3 Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan resume energy talks
4 Russian Federation President visit to Uzbekistan prepared
4 Uzbek-Polish trade turnover rises 12 times in 2004/07
4 Uzbekistan to issue US$12m to boost small businesses
5 Banking
5 Public Bank signs money market deal with Uzbekistan's central bank
5 Capital Bank's deposits increases by 44.53% in Jan-Nov
5 UNIStream, Bank Credit Standard sign accord on partnership
5 Bank Ipak Yuli to raise charter capital
5 Jizzakh brand of Microcreditbank issues credits for 4.988bn soums in Jan-Sep
5 HR News
6-7 Corporate News
6 Daewoo International to invest in oil and gas in Uzbekistan
6 Kungrad Ash Plant receives prestigious award
6 Gazprom, Uzbekistan agree on gas purchase
6 Investments in environmentally clean fuel
7 GM Uzbekistan gets US$25m credit to expand sales in Russia
7 Gissarneftegaz JV commissions two new wells
7 Kazakh company to invest in Uzbek Cement Plant
7 IPO and M&A news
8-9 UzSE & Last month market leaders
10 Tenders list