Building a Multi-Language SaaS in Central Asia: Lessons Learned (UZ/RU/EN/CN)

When we started building Azma Finance — an online accounting platform for small businesses in Uzbekistan — we knew localization would be important. We didn't know it would become one of our biggest engineering and product challenges. Here's what we learned after shipping in four languages: Uzbek, Russian, English, and Chinese. Why four languages? Uzbekistan is genuinely multilingual. Most people over 35 are comfortable in Russian. The younger generation prefers Uzbek. Foreign investors and ex...