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,...
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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...
Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev presented the country’s green energy strategy at SPIEF 2025, highlighting major reforms, renewable...
Under the memorandum, Uzbekistan and Rosatom will collaborate to establish multifunctional ionization treatment centers that offer advanced sterilizat...
Climate scientist Erkin Abdulahatov has warned that a radioactive incident at Iran’s nuclear facilities could affect Uzbekistan under certain summer w...
Prices of foreign cars in Uzbekistan’s secondary market dropped significantly in May 2025, while domestic and electric vehicle prices showed moderate
The agreement was finalized during a series of business meetings held in Mazar-i-Sharif between representatives of Uzcharmsanoat (Uzcharm), its member...
More than 500,000 hectares in Uzbekistan have been affected by a locust outbreak, prompting large-scale chemical treatments and around-the-clock monit...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev recently chaired a meeting in Kashkadarya’s Kukdala district to accelerate socio-economic development, emphasizing the re...
The signing took place during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2025), with Uzatom Director Azim Akhmedkhadjaev and Rosatom Direc...
At the Second Turkic States Trade Forum in Baku, Uzbekistan’s MIIT delegation held B2B meetings with major Azerbaijani importers, resulting in the sig...
Malika Khikmatillaeva, a University of Wisconsin Law School graduate and founder of Case Cloud Solutions AI, is using her personal journey and legal-t...
The fines were the result of findings by the Banking Supervision Committee, which convened eight times during the month and reviewed 37 issues related...
The new facility, constructed by O'zbekgidroenergo, has a capacity of 3.5 MW and will generate approximately 17.5mn kilowatt-hours of electricity annu...
The company has already shut down several of its stores in Tashkent, with the remaining outlets reportedly selling off their final inventories.
The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency in essential public infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, kinde...
Tashkent-based startup Pulseev has begun building a nationwide EV charging network in Uzbekistan, with plans to install 500 chargers delivering 100MW
During his recent visit to Parkent, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed several ongoing and planned projects, including a modern recreation zone at