The Senate of Uzbekistan has revealed in which sectors corruption is most widespread, citing findings from the Anti-Corruption Agency's analysis of court cases across the country.
According to the report presented on September 5, a high percentage of those violations of corruption-related crimes in 2024 were employees of kindergartens, schools, healthcare institutions, banks, and employment services.The study found that the greatest damage to state interests was caused by crimes of corruption in Andijan, Tashkent, Namangan, and Syrdarya regions. Meanwhile, the overall number of cases increased in Andijan, Namangan, Tashkent, Kashkadarya, and Samarkand regions.
The Ministry of Justice also identified 337 corruption risk factors in 222 projects last year, representing 11% of more than 2,000 reviewed initiatives. The largest number of risks were found in regulatory legal documents issued by the Ministries of Economy and Finance, Ecology, Agriculture, and Higher Education.
In addition, the Senate noted that several projects bypassed mandatory anti-corruption review. The Ministries of Investments, Industry and Trade submitted six such projects, while the Ministries of Energy, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs each submitted five.
At a government meeting in July, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stressed that 75% of corruption crimes in Uzbekistan occur at the domestic level. He highlighted persistent problems with bureaucracy and loopholes in khokimiyats (city administrations), cadastre services, banks, and tax offices, which continue to create opportunities for corrupt practices.
During the Senate discussion, the government also proposed steps to strengthen prevention efforts. These include analyzing crime patterns to identify urgent risks, improving incentives for whistleblowers, preventing excessive workloads on state employees, and boosting the role of internal control and ethics commissions. The Senate later adopted a resolution reflecting these measures.
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