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Video. UzNIF debuts on London market in first international Uzbek IPO

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 60 words · By Akis Tatsis
International Finance Uzbekistan Economic Development
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UzNIF debuts on London market in first international Uzbek IPO Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: The IPO generated more than $2.8 billion (€2.6bn) in investor demand and raised around $603 million (€540m).

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UzNIF debuts on London market in first international Uzbek IPO Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: The IPO generated more than $2.8 billion (€2.6bn) in investor demand and raised around $603 million (€540m).

Why it matters

Officials at the London Stock Exchange described the listing as a landmark moment for Uzbekistan’s access to international capital markets.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: raised around $603 million (€540m).

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/18/uznif-debuts-on-london-market-in-first…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “raised around $603 million (€540m)”
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Three independent sources (EuroNews, Kursiv Uzbekistan, and MarketScreener) consistently report that the IPO raised approximately $603.6 million (€540m).
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web search NEUTRAL — UzNIF's global depositary receipts floated in London, with one GDR representing 64,700 shares. The offer price was set at USD25.00 per GDR, and UzNIF reported that it had raised USD603.6 million, valu…
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/uznif-ipo-raises-usd603-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The IPO raised approximately $603.6 million (€540m), valuing the fund at around $1.95 billion (€1.74bn) at the offer price.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/18/uznif-debuts-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — JSC National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UzNIF) has officially announced the results of its initial public offering (IPO), the company told Kursiv Uzbekistan. Key results of the off…
https://uz.kursiv.media/en/2026-05-13/uzbekistans-national-i…
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Claim 2: “UzNIF debuts on London market in first international Uzbek IPO”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that UzNIF launched an IPO on the London Stock Exchange and that it is the first international IPO for an Uzbek entity.
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web search NEUTRAL — The London Stock Exchange (LSE), one of the world’s largest and oldest financial venues, is hosting an official ceremony today, May 18, to mark the initial public offering (IPO) of the Uzbekistan Nati…
https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/05/18/uzbekistan-national-invest…
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web search NEUTRAL — UzNIF’s IPO will be the nation’s first in London, with a portion of the offer also to be sold in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent.Conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange is expected to start on …
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/uznif-s-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Uzbekistan’s National Investment Fund (UzNIF) launched its initial public offering (IPO), with shares priced at 4.65 soums on the Tashkent Stock Exchange and depositary receipts set at $25 in London. …
https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2026/04/30/uznif-ipo-start/
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Claim 3: “The IPO generated more than $2.8 billion (€2.6bn) in investor demand”
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The specific figure of $2.8 billion (€2.6bn) in investor demand is mentioned in the EuroNews cross-reference, but other provided web results do not mention the demand volume, only the final amount raised.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (“UzNIF”) was established through the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 27 August 2024. UzNIF owns strategic stakes ra…
https://www.uznif.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2026 · Uzbekistan’s National Investment Fund (UzNIF) launched its initial public offering (IPO), with shares priced at 4.65 soums on the Tashkent Stock Exchange and depositary receipts set at …
https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2026/04/30/uznif-ipo-start/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 5, 2026 · Spot spoke with Marius Dan, CEO for Central Asia at Templeton Global Investments, about the changes to UzNIF’s portfolio, the transformation of its 15 portfolio companies, the inclusion …
https://www.spot.uz/en/2026/01/05/uznif/
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