President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during a videoconference on strengthening Uzbekistan’s textile industry, emphasized boosting exports to the US and EU, o...
Uzbekistan
During a videoconference chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, officials discussed urgent steps to protect jobs, sustain production, and safeguard
In July, perceived inflation in Uzbekistan was 13.3%, slightly down from June, with Tashkent city recording the highest rate at 16.4% and Navoi the lo...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved a program for 2025–2028 to improve water resources management and develop the irrigation sector in Uzbekistan, f...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting in Bukhara region to review reform progress and new development projects, including Turkish plans for grap...
The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis adopted in its third reading a draft law aimed at regulating relations arising from the use of AI, introduc...
In the first half of 2025, Uzbekistan’s leisure tourism grew by 48.3%, attracting 783,700 foreign visitors, with Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan
SWISS GROW and Uzcharmsanoat recently discussed recycling waste from leather goods manufacturing into mineral fertilizers for the agricultural sector....
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has approved measures introducing a special legal regime for individual entrepreneurs and the self-employed until 2030, a...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev recently reviewed proposals to further combat shadow economy, focusing on technology-driven solutions, streamlined regula...
Last week, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan fell more than 1bn cubic meters behind schedule in water deliveries to Kazakhstan, but will supply 600mn cubic me...
State-owned banks accounted for UZS 77.21 trillion ($6.1bn), or 62% of the sector’s total capital, while private banks held UZS 48.08 trillion ($3.8bn...
Uzbekistan exported 127,400 tons of watermelon in May–June 2025, surpassing the previous annual record as early harvests and greenhouse technologies b...
The Center for Economic Research and Reforms in Uzbekistan has, for the first time, used NASA’s Nighttime Light satellite data and AI technologies to
As of July 1, 2025, Uzbekistan had 4.61mn privately owned vehicles, 93% of them passenger cars, with ownership up 441,500 from last year and the Cobal...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, warmly congratulating him on the signing of the pe...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev recently held a meeting on issues related to ensuring the employment of university graduates, noting that despite a 4.5-f...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was briefed on the capital’s energy situation, where rapid urban growth and rising living standards are driving consumpti...
Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to South Korea, Alisher Abdusalomov, has voiced support for Korea’s K-heating initiative, as both countries expand cooperation...
As of July 1, 2025, the number of electric vehicles in Uzbekistan reached 73,600, up 12.88% since April, with Tashkent accounting for 75.8% of registr...
At a UN conference in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan’s Ecology Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov warned that the shrinking Aral Sea poses a serious threat to the h...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting in Uzbekistan’s Navoi region to review reform outcomes and outline new investment plans, with over 10,0...
In contrast, the country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $366.3mn, falling to $8.48bn.
In the first half of 2025, Uzbekistan advanced its green agenda through the planting of 137mn saplings, restoration of 130,000 hectares of forest, sub...
Uzbekistan studied Belarus’s experience in nuclear energy, as a delegation from Uzatom visited key facilities and held talks on potential cooperation
Uzbekistan has signed an MoU with China National Gold Group to jointly explore and develop precious and critical mineral resources, introduce advanced...
Uzbekistan led global gold purchases in June 2025 with 9 tons, followed by Kazakhstan with 7 tons, while China, Turkey, and the Czech Republic each bo...
Over 28,000 Uzbek citizens collectively earned nearly UZS 63.5bn ($5mn) through the “Sunny House” program by supplying solar energy to the national gr...
Following high-level talks in Jakarta between Uzbekistan’s aviation delegation, led by Ambassador Oybek Eshonov, and Indonesian civil aviation authori...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and UN Secretary-General António Guterres held talks on the sidelines of the UN conference on landlocked countries, reaff...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Chairman Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister Ali Asadov held trilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN LLDCs...
At the UN conference on landlocked developing countries in Turkmenistan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan proposed a series of initiatives t...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan was awarded Turkmenistan’s Order “For Contribution to the Development of Cooperation” in recognition of his...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan participated in a preparatory event for the upcoming Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of
Uzbekistan is considering importing cotton from the United States as part of broader efforts to deepen trade ties and support its textile industry, fo...
The latest figures show a 42% increase in tax payments compared to the same period in 2024, when 60 foreign companies paid UZS 48.4bn ($3.8mn).
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in Turkmenbashi to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and preparations for upcoming
Uzbekistan’s Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution outlining measures to implement the Sea Breeze Uzbekistan project, a large-scale, all-season re...
In July 2025, Uzbekistan’s solar and wind power plants generated a record 1.246bn kWh of electricity—17% of the country’s total monthly output—surpass...
Afghan and Uzbek private sector representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding worth over $20mn at a Kabul forum aimed at boosting bilateral tra...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkmenistan’s city of Turkmenbashi on August 4–5 to attend a high-level UN conference on landlocked developin...
French firm Technip Energies is exploring long-term cooperation with Uzbekistan on energy and nuclear infrastructure projects, following talks with Uz...
In 2026, Uzbekistan will cut spending on benefits and material support to UZS 16.5 trillion ($1.3bn), down UZS 900bn ($70.5mn) from 2025, while increa...
In the first half of 2025, over 3.5mn Uzbek citizens traveled abroad, with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan ranking as the top destinations, whi...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was informed about major projects in the transport sector, including plans to build a new international airport in the Ta...
Uzbekistan has officially joined the Asian Cricket Council following its formal admission at the ACC conference in Dhaka, recognizing the Cricket Fede...
Two senior officials of Uzbekistan’s Department for Combating Economic Crimes have been dismissed by order of the Prosecutor General, following their