AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoInvestment: Wildberries has agreed to build a 67-hectare logistics hub in Tashkent region, with construction due to start this month. The project is expected to create 7,500 jobs and help Uzbek producers reach overseas markets. Mining ties: Algeria’s mines minister visited Uzbekistan for talks on investment, geological exploration and technical cooperation, with both sides laying the groundwork for future agreements. Political scrutiny: An investigative report alleges that Otabek Umarov, the president’s son-in-law and a senior security official at the time, obtained UAE citizenship in 2023; he left the post in 2024. Security: Uzbek officials seized 39 kilograms of hashish and 9.5 kilograms of opium hidden in a truck arriving from Afghanistan. Authorities have also stepped up health checks following reports of a possible plague case in Russia, though the WHO says no case has been confirmed there. Trade and reserves: Tashkent will host a China-Uzbekistan trade exhibition on October 14–16. Bilateral trade reached $11.3 billion in January–July. Uzbekistan’s central bank added eight tonnes of gold in August, bringing its purchases this year to nearly 50 tonnes.
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