At the beginning of this February, a delegation of top executives from Uzum, the Uzbekistani eCommerce and fintech powerhouse, landed in Lahore. Within Lahore’s tech sector scene, the arrival from Tashkent had caused quite the stir, as some of Pakistan’s biggest players in logistics, fintech, and eCommerce lined up for meetings.
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