The EIU said the gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan will grow by 7.9% in 2011.

According to forecast of EIU, Uzbekistan will be seventh in the world on the GDP growth rate in 2011 after Eritrea (17%), Qatar (15.8%), Ghana (14%), Ethiopia (9%), China (8.9%) and India (8.6%).

Puerto Rico will be the slowest growing country in the world, where economy will drop by 4.2%. Greece (-3.6%) and Portugal (-1.2%) will follow Lithuania.

The Government of Uzbekistan forecasts that the economy of the country will grow by 8.3% in 2011. The GDP of Uzbekistan increased by 8.5% in 2010.

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