Famous Hotel Uzbekistan sold to company in Singapore


By AGENCY

The sale of Hotel Uzbekistan, which once featured regularly on postcards of the capital Tashkent, comes as the isolated Central Asian country seeks to draw foreign investors and tourists. - AFP

Uzbekistan has sold a controlling stake in its most famous hotel to a firm based in Singapore as Tashkent tries to breathe new life into the Soviet-era Brutalist landmark.

The sale of Hotel Uzbekistan, which once featured regularly on postcards of the capital, comes as the central Asian country seeks to draw foreign investment and tourists.

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