The agency said that a strong fiscal position, significant external reserves, favourable situation in the oil market were credit rating supporting factors.

The changes are coming fast, weeks after deadly riots jolted the ex-Soviet state, with key resignations and longstanding institutions undergoing being modified or overturned.

Uzbekistan exports more than 130 products of home appliances and also industrial products such as water pumps, elevators and escalators, industrial refrigerators and solar water heaters to 35 countries.