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Uzbekistan Reaches Out to Reverse Brain Drain

Navbahor Imamova

   WASHINGTON - Uzbek leaders, like others in Central Asia, face an
   additional challenge as they marshal resources to confront a
   post-coronavirus future -- a human capital deficit following decades in
   which some of its most talented citizens have left to pursue better
   opportunities elsewhere.

   Now, the nearly 4-year-old reform-minded government of President
   Shavkat Mirziyoyev is appealing for some of those expatriates to come
   home.

   "You left or stayed abroad because there were no opportunities to
   achieve your dreams," said Minister of Foreign Trade and Investments
   Sardor Umurzakov in an address to Uzbek professionals in January. "But
   the times we dreamed of are here."

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