There’s a circulating post saying Donald Trump announced a “historic” USA–Uzbekistan trade/investment package: $35B in the next 3 years and $100B over a decade, spanning critical minerals, aviation, autos, infrastructure, agriculture, energy, chemicals, and IT.
Before the takeaways, two notes:
Verify first: Check official White House releases, Uzbekistan government statements, and major wires (Reuters, Bloomberg, AP). Large, multi-sector totals like $100B usually come with MOUs, project lists, or company names.
Wording matters: Politicians often cite “planned” or “intended” investments (MOUs/LOIs), not binding capital. Timelines and amounts can shift.
If substantiated, potential implications:
Critical minerals: Uzbekistan has strategic resources; long-term offtake deals could support US supply chains for batteries, aerospace, and semiconductors.
Aviation/auto: Likely procurement, assembly partnerships, or MRO hubs; could mean orders for US manufacturers and JV facilities in Central Asia.
Energy/chemicals: Gas, renewables, and petrochem builds; EPC opportunities for US firms and export finance involvement (EXIM/DFC).
Infrastructure/agriculture: US engineering, equipment exports, and ag-tech; possible USDA/DFC-backed programs.
IT/tech: Outsourcing, data centers, digital gov projects.
What to watch next:
Joint communiqués with deal breakdowns (company names, project sizes)
US EXIM/DFC financing frameworks or credit lines
New offtake agreements for lithium, copper, rare earths, or uranium
Follow-on state or corporate visits and RFPs
Bottom line: If confirmed, it’d be a sizable geopolitical-economic play linking US industry with Central Asian resources and growth. Until official docs land, treat the headline as preliminary.
