With the annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Uzbekistan only days away, a crucial question remains: Will this high-level gathering serve to promote political and economic reform in the host country, or reward one of the most repressive governments in the region?
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EBRD gathering in Tashkent: incentive for progress or endorsement of repression?
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