Uzbekistan Doing Business 2020

71.9: Uzbekistan (Rank: 22)
65.5: Regional Average (Europe & Central Asia)
63.6: Moldova (Rank: 62)
50.4: Kyrgyz Republic (Rank: 134)
Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of enforcing contracts is determined by sorting their scores for enforcing contracts. These scores are the simple average of
the scores for each of the component indicators.
Standardized Case
Claim value
UZS 20,143,353
Court name
Tashkent Interdistrict Commercial Court
City Covered
Tashkent
Indicator
Uzbekistan
Europe & Central
Asia
OECD high
income
Best Regulatory
Performance
Time (days)
225
496.4
589.6
120 (Singapore)
Cost (% of claim value)
20.5
26.6
21.5
0.1 (Bhutan)
Quality of judicial processes index (0-18)
8.5
10.3
11.7
None in 2018/19
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Figure – Enforcing Contracts in Uzbekistan – Time and Cost
Europe
&
Central
Asia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz
Republic
Moldova
OECD
high
income
Russian
Federation
Uzbekistan
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Time (days)
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cost (% of claim value)
496.4
26.6
370
22.0
410
47.0
585
28.6
589.6
21.5
337
16.5
225
20.5
Time (days)
Cost (% of claim value)
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Figure – Enforcing Contracts in Uzbekistan and comparator economies – Measure of Quality
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Moldova
Russian Federation
OECD high income
Europe & Central Asia
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Sub-Indicator Score
3
1
2
2.5
3
5
3
5
1.5
1
0
2.5
2.5
3
2
3.5
2.5
4
0
3
2.5
3.2
2.4
3.6
2.3
2.8
1.3
3.6
Alternative dispute resolution (0-3)
Case management (0-6)
Court automation (0-4)
Court structure and proceedings (-1-5)
Details – Enforcing Contracts in Uzbekistan
Indicator
Time (days)
225
Filing and service
30
Trial and judgment
90
Enforcement of judgment
105
Cost (% of claim value)
20.5
Attorney fees
15
Court fees
3.5
Enforcement fees
2
Quality of judicial processes index (0-18)
8.5
Court structure and proceedings (-1-5)
2.5
Case management (0-6)
1.0
Court automation (0-4)
2.0
Alternative dispute resolution (0-3)
3.0
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Details – Enforcing Contracts in Uzbekistan – Measure of Quality
Answer
Score
Quality of judicial processes index (0-18)
8.5
Court structure and proceedings (-1-5)
2.5
1. Is there a court or division of a court dedicated solely to hearing commercial cases?
Yes
1.5
2. Small claims court
0.0
2.a. Is there a small claims court or a fast-track procedure for small claims?
No
2.b. If yes, is self-representation allowed?
n.a.
3. Is pretrial attachment available?
Yes
1.0
4. Are new cases assigned randomly to judges?
No
0.0
5. Does a woman's testimony carry the same evidentiary weight in court as a man's?
Yes
0.0