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Ш.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Sultanova</surname><given-names>L. Sh.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>К.э.н., ассоциированный профессор.</p><p>ул. Университетская, 4, Ташкент</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Lola Sh. Sultanova – Cand Sc. (Econ.), Associate Professor, National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek.</p><p>4 Universitetskaya Str., Tashkent</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">lolasultan@rambler.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru">Национальный университет Узбекистана имени Мирзо Улугбека<country>Узбекистан</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en">National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek<country>Uzbekistan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>10</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>20</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>75</fpage><lpage>89</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Султанова Л.Ш., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Султанова Л.Ш.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Sultanova L.S.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://esp.ieconom.kz/jour/article/view/1533">https://esp.ieconom.kz/jour/article/view/1533</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель статьи - исследовать основные социально-экономические тенденции в странах Центральной Азии, а также определить перспективы и возможности реализации потенциала для достижения целей устойчивого роста. Гипотеза исследования – регион имеет потенциал для устойчивого роста и укрепления своего геополитического положения на базе синергии сильных сторон, укрепления слабых сторон, создания новых возможностей. Методы исследования. В исследовании использованы методы структурно-логического анализа, описательной статистики, факторного анализа, прогностические экспертные оценки, SWOT-анализ сильных и слабых сторон экономик Узбекистана и Казахстана, сравнительный анализ инвестиционной привлекательности. Сравнительный анализ стран Центральной Азии был проведён на уровне отдельных стран, региона в целом, а также в сравнении со средними мировыми показателями. В качестве ключевых индикаторов использовались: валовой внутренний продукт (ВВП), ВВП на душу населения, темпы роста ВВП, уровень безработицы, средняя заработная плата, демографические показатели, расходы на образование, коэффициент охвата высшим образованием, удельные затраты на научные исследования и разработки, а также индекс человеческого капитала. Полученные результаты свидетельствуют о том, что для укрепления своих позиций страны Центральной Азии должны: обеспечить сбалансированный подход к экономическому и социальному развитию в соответствии с Целями устойчивого развития; сосредоточить усилия правительства и бизнеса на создании рабочих мест; обеспечить диверсификацию национальной экономики для постепенного перехода от традиционных отраслей к отраслям с более высокой добавленной стоимостью. Дальнейшие исследования требуют расширения анализа развития отраслей промышленности, а также сектора услуг для понимания того, как транзитный потенциал влияет на развитие структуры экономики, необходимым является использование методов эконометрического моделирования и анализа.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The purpose of the article is to examine the main socio-economic trends in Central Asian countries and to identify prospects and opportunities for achieving sustainable growth goals. The study hypothesizes that the region has the potential for sustainable growth and strengthening its geopolitical position based on the synergy of strengths, strengthening weaknesses, and creating new opportunities. This study uses the methods of structural and logical analysis, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, predictive expert assessments, SWOT analysis of the economies of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and comparative analysis of investment attractiveness. A comparative analysis of Central Asian countries was conducted at the level of individual countries, the region as a whole, and in comparison, with global averages. Key indicators used included gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP growth rate, unemployment rate, average salary, demographic indicators, expenditures on education, the enrollment rate in higher education, unit costs of research and development, and the human capital index. The results show that in order to strengthen their positions, the Central Asian countries must: ensure a balanced approach to economic and social development in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals; focus government and business efforts on job creation; ensure the diversification of the national economy for a gradual transition from traditional industries to industries with higher added value. Further research requires expanding the analysis of the development of the industrial and service sectors to understand how transit potential affects the development of the economic structure; it is necessary to use econometric modeling and analysis methods.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>экономический рост</kwd><kwd>устойчивое развитие</kwd><kwd>социальное развитие</kwd><kwd>социальная стратегия</kwd><kwd>человеческий капитал</kwd><kwd>инвестиции</kwd><kwd>инфраструктура</kwd><kwd>риск</kwd><kwd>Центральная Азия</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Economic Growth</kwd><kwd>Sustainable Development</kwd><kwd>Social Development</kwd><kwd>Social Strategy</kwd><kwd>Human Capital</kwd><kwd>Investment</kwd><kwd>Infrastructure</kwd><kwd>Risk</kwd><kwd>Central Asia</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement>Данное исследование финансировалось по гранту AP23488456.</funding-statement></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement>This research has been funded by grant No. AP23488456.</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Agency on Statistics of Tajikistan. 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