Uzbek Mining Giant Defends $200M in Tenders to Secretive Firms, Silent on Other OCCRP Findings

An OCCRP and Finance Uncovered investigation alleges that Uzbekistan's state-owned AMMC awarded over $200 million in tenders to foreign firms under common control and masked by proxy owners, including contracts with disputed electronic signatures and companies declaring dormancy in filings; AMMC denies wrongdoing, citing automated lowest-bid procurement, full delivery, and an internal probe, while the findings raise broader questions about transparency and oversight.