The first IPOs of large state-owned companies in Uzbekistan are planned for 2027.

The first IPOs of large state-owned companies in Uzbekistan are planned for 2027.

The National Investment Fund of Uzbekistan (UzNIF) expects to hold the first two IPOs of portfolio companies in 2027, with Uzbektelecom among the candidates, said Marius Dan, Central Asia General Manager of Templeton Global Investments (a division of Franklin Templeton). "In Uzbekistan we worked together with the government to create a fund (UzNIF - IF).