Uzbek Government's Push for Higher-Skilled Jobs Abroad Pays Off

It appears that Uzbek government efforts to reorient labor migration patterns is starting to pay dividends. The volume of remittances from Europe and South Korea have experienced sharp increases during the first nine months of 2024. According to a report published by Gazeta.uz, the overall amount of money transfers in Uzbekistan totaled $11.62 billion during the January-September period this year, an approximately 28 percent jump over 2023’s figure of $8.4 billion during the same timeframe. The highest transfer month was July, when $1.78…