Strategies for the Development of Trade Services in the Samarkand Region
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https://doi.org/10.31150/ajebm.v8i5.3535Keywords:
trade services, retail turnover, Samarkand region, Uzbekistan, economic development, enterprise growth, regional trade, infrastructure, e-commerce, policy strategiesAbstract
The current state and development strategies of trade services in the Samarkand region, Uzbekistan, are discussed in this article. Utilizing statistical data lasting 2019 to 2024, the study appears at retail turnover trends and trade company's growth. The research considers significant challenges such as infrastructure limitations, digital transformation gaps, and uneven rural-urban distribution using a descriptive-analytical approach. Reflecting the region's enhancing economic activity, the findings show a constant rising tendency in both retail turnover and enterprise numbers. The paper suggests as sensible ways to improve the performance of the trade sector touched investment in trade logistics, growth in e-commerce platforms, and better urban-rural trade integration. Policymakers, entrepreneurs, and development planners doing to stimulate regional economic development will encounter implications in the facts.
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