Policy Briefs represent succinct and concise analytical summaries providing insights into top-priority policy issues and offering policy recommendations and policy options. They are intended for targeted audiences such as policy makers, development stakeholders, the donor community and other interested parties. This document focuses on the current challenges in Uzbekistan and provides policy recommendations for increasing and diversifying exports that can be adopted in the short and medium terms. In order to position itself in a highly competitive global economy, Uzbekistan’s export-led economic growth strategy should take into account a number of factors, including the country’s geographic and geopolitical situation, developments in the multilateral (global) trade regime as well as accelerated dialogue on regional cooperation in Central Asia and the wider Eurasia.