Eximbank Korea eyes bigger role as Uzbekistan seeks Korean capital

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — South Korea's state export lender said it was ready to finance a new wave of Korea-Uzbekistan projects, as Tashkent seeks to draw more Korean capital into infrastructure, supply chains and technology-driven industries on the back of economic reforms.

Speaking at the Korea-Uzbekistan Business Forum 2026 in Tashkent, Seo Jung-hwa, senior executive director of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, said Eximbank aimed to help convert government-level cooperation between the two cou ...