Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan signed a wide-ranging cooperation package in Baku, including a trade development agreement adopted at the Supreme Interstate...
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On July 3–4, the 17th ECO Summit in Khankendi will highlight regional cooperation, with Uzbekistan standing out as one of the organization’s most dyna...
Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan met behind closed doors at the Zagulba residence to chair the second sessio...
Uzbekistan’s Teplo Store has opened the first-ever retail space at the 2025 London Design Biennale, titled The Silk Road Pop-Up, featuring sustainable...
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan recently held trade talks resulting in agreements across key sectors including dairy, engineering, construction, and manufac...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was presented with proposals outlining Uzbekistan’s strategy for developing its Olympic and Paralympic movement ahead of
The permit was issued under the framework of the intergovernmental agreement on air services between Uzbekistan and China.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed a draft resolution focused on revitalizing Uzbekistan’s fine and applied arts sector, introducing major infr...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed ambitious targets during a presentation on July 1, which outlined upcoming plans in the fields of digital techno...
Uzbekistan hosted its first official Erasmus+ networking reception, bringing together over 80 participants to celebrate academic exchange and strength...
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Bakyt Torobaev announced during a high-level meeting that full-scale construction has begun on the 304 km
Uzbekistan’s consumer price index rose by 4.2% in the first half of 2025, while annual inflation remained steady at 8.7% in June, as seasonal deflatio...
Kongratbay Sharipov, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan, recently met with Valerio De Cesaris, Rector of the Universit...
Uzbekistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have concluded negotiations on a $71.1mn loan to support the first phase of a major roa...
Uzbekistan’s automotive industry posted steady growth in early 2025, with car production reaching 153,800 units — up nearly 5% year-on-year — as Cobal...
Uzbekistan has introduced two national programs to provide employment for high school and university graduates who were unable to continue their educa...
Uzbekistan’s youth ranked first in Central Asia last year for admissions to the world’s top 500 universities, with 30 students enrolled in the top 10,...
A Central Bank study supported by the ADB, which surveyed 1,200 residents across six regions of Uzbekistan, found that 39% had no savings in 2024, wit...
Uzbekistan’s first cohort of Young Climate Champions wrapped up a milestone year of nationwide eco-activism, having mobilized over 17,400 youth, plant...
Uzbekistan is considering setting up a special warehouse at Karachi Port to improve export logistics, reduce transit costs, and expand access to globa...
Uzbekistan has imposed $9.1mn in fines on environmental violators as part of a broad crackdown involving thousands of raids, inspections, and legal ac...
EDB Council, chaired by Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, reviewed the Bank’s 2024 performance and 2025 priorities, with a key outcome bein...
Uzbekistan has climbed 19 spots to rank 62nd in the 2025 Global Sustainable Development Index, earning recognition as the fastest-improving country in...
Uzbekistan has launched a tech-driven initiative to digitally register 1mn trees in Tashkent by the end of 2025, aiming to protect urban greenery thro...
Saida Mirziyoyeva welcomed Fitch’s upgrade of Uzbekistan’s credit rating as recognition of ongoing reforms and a signal to global investors, while exp...
Uzbekistan’s trade with EAEU member states has grown by 80% over the past four years, reaching $18bn by the end of 2024 — a trend President Shavkat Mi...
The country exported 8,900 tonnes of fresh greenhouse tomatoes during the first four months of 2025 — a figure that is 3.5 times lower than the peak e...
By joining the convention, Uzbekistan will implement core legal norms concerning the liability of nuclear operators, procedures and conditions for com...
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Uzbekistan’s credit rating to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’ with a Stable Outlook, highlighting the country’s accelerated reform agenda,
Uzbekistan’s innovation sector gained fresh momentum as IT Park Ventures partnered with Startup Garage to accelerate early-stage startup growth, expan...
The initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ensure safe waste disposal, produce biohumus for agriculture, and introduce high-standard puri...
The majority of foreign visitors to Uzbekistan in early 2025 came to visit relatives, while others arrived for leisure, business, commerce, medical tr...
Uzbekistan will scale up clean energy access in rural areas through a $150mn World Bank-backed initiative to build nearly 3,000 small hydropower plant...
Uzbekistan’s economic transformation has drawn international praise, but the IMF warns that without deeper reforms, transparent debt management, and r...
Uzbekistan showcased its growing leadership in digital governance by hosting the 2025 UN Public Service Forum in Samarkand, where it highlighted major...
Uzbekistan and Mongolia have agreed to fast-track trade and investment agreements and deepen cooperation across key sectors, following high-level talk...
Uzbekistan and Mongolia have agreed to establish a comprehensive partnership, as Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh signed a join...
Nominal GDP is expected to rise steadily from UZS 1,733 trillion ($139.7bn) in 2025 to UZS 3,277 trillion ($264.2bn) by 2030, driven by a combination
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan recently met with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar to strengthen bilateral ties a...
Uzbekistan’s exports rose sharply to $14.82bn in January–May 2025, driven by strong growth in services, industrial, and agricultural goods, while mode...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on measures to supply large industrial enterprises with renewable energy, as part of Uzbekistan’s...
Uzbekistan has signed a $78mn cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia's Vision International Investment Company and France’s Suez International to lau...
In his new role, Allamjonov is expected to provide strategic guidance on key national priorities, including the development of an innovative economy,
Saida Mirziyoyeva previously served as an assistant to the president, actively contributing to various state initiatives and reforms.
The forum, organized by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade with support from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, brought togeth...
While Uzbekistan recorded $2.8bn in FDI in 2024, Kazakhstan saw a net outflow of –$2.55bn, the lowest in the region; Turkmenistan received $1.6bn, Kyr...
Since the beginning of the partnership in 2002, Uzbekistan and Eximbank of China have implemented 51 joint projects worth a total of $3.2bn, spanning
Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investments, Industry, and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, led a high-level delegation to Baku to deepen economic cooperation with Aze...