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Uzbek Boxer Lazizbek Mullodjonov Temporarily Suspended After Positive Doping Test
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Sports 30/07/2025 Uzbek Boxer Lazizbek Mullodjonov Temporarily Suspended After Positive Doping Test Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Prohibited substances have been detected in the body of Uzbek boxer Lazizbek Mullodjonov, according to the...
Uzbekistan Registers Its First Solar Power Plant in the International Green Energy Certification System
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Economy 30/07/2025 Uzbekistan Registers Its First Solar Power Plant in the International Green Energy Certification System Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 31 July, the Institute for Macroeconomic and Regional Studies hosted a roundtable on...
Uzbekistan’s Fiscal Strategy: Salaries and Pensions to Outpace …
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Finance 30/07/2025 Uzbekistan’s Fiscal Strategy: Salaries and Pensions to Outpace Inflation Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Under Uzbekistan’s Fiscal Strategy for 2026–2028, annual increases in public sector salaries, as well as pensions and...
Uzbekistan and Pakistan agree on new joint projects in tourism.
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July 30, 2025
Uzbekistan’s Ambassador Alisher Tukhtaev met with Aftab-ur-Rehman Rana, Chairman of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), to discuss expanding cooperation in the tourism sector. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral ties,...
Uzbekistan to boost Tashkent – Samarkand railway capacity ahead of high-speed project.
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July 30, 2025
Transport Minister Ilhom Mahkamov has announced plans to boost the capacity of the existing Tashkent – Samarkand railway by at least 20%. While this will help ease congestion on the line, it will not result in lower ticket prices for passengers,...
Uzbekistan’s shadow economy drops to 8% of GDP in H1 2025.
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July 30, 2025
In January–June 2025, the share of the unobserved economy in Uzbekistan reached 32.9% of GDP, slightly higher than in the first quarter. However, the shadow economy declined from 8.4% to 8% of GDP over the same period. Following the publication of...
Uzbekistan slashes social tax for greenhouse workers to 1%.
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July 30, 2025
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has ordered a reduction in land tax rates for greenhouses and a significant cut in social tax rates for their workers. He also called for a final resolution to the environmental issues caused by greenhouse operations,...
Uzbek Author Dina Rubina’s Tashkent Event Suspended Amid Outrage Over Gaza Comments
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July 30, 2025
Ticket sales for an upcoming literary event in Tashkent by Israel-based writer Dina Rubina have been suspended following widespread controversy over her remarks about the Gaza conflict. Rubina, born in Tashkent in 1953, was formerly a member of...
Azerbaijani, Uzbek Central Banks Intensify Talks On Bilateral Interest Issues
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30. Financial reporting, accounting, as well as other issues, were discussed between the central banks of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, Trend reports via the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA). The CBA...
Azerbaijan's Socar signs exploration agreement for promising Uzbekistan block
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Socar signs a deal to collect seismic data and drill one exploration well in a bid to confirm potentially high reserves at the Ustyurt Plateau Socar president Rovshan Najaf (left), Uzbekistan Energy Minister Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov (centre) and...
Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan explore health insurance cooperation
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Nigar Bayramova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan’s State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance, met with a visiting Uzbek delegation led by Shukhrat Inoyatov, Deputy Executive Director of Uzbekistan’s State Health Insurance Fund. The...
Uzbekistan Boosts Trade With Launch Of Container Transit Service To Europe
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. JSC Uztemiryoilkonteyner is launching a new international container service linking Europe and Uzbekistan, Trend reports. The new route offers fast, reliable, and efficient cargo delivery...
Azerbaijani and Uzbek central banks discuss financial reporting and accounting cooperation
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July 30, 2025
Representatives from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) paid a business visit to the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, where both parties engaged in detailed discussions on financial reporting, accounting practices, and related topics. Azernews...
Uzbekistan, China's Bedley Hong Kong Int'l Move Forward On Major Copper Project
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. Uzbekistan's Deputy Minister Ilzat Kasimov agreed to sign a cooperation memorandum with Bedley Hong Kong International to accelerate a copper ore project and support the company's bid for...
Uzbekistan, Totalenergies Explore New Horizons For Renewable Energy Partnership
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. Uzbekistan's Deputy Minister Akram Aliev met with TotalEnergies Renewables' Managing Director Aizada Seitniyazova to review ongoing projects and explore expanded, sustainable cooperation...
Uzbekistan, Serbia Advance Economic Partnership Through Fresh Bilateral Deals
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30 . The Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratov, held an online meeting with the Minister for International Economic Cooperation of the...
United States Provides Uzbekistan with US$1 Million Worth of Radiation Monitoring Equipment
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Uzbekistan 30/07/2025 United States Provides Uzbekistan with US$1 Million Worth of Radiation Monitoring Equipment Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 30 July, U.S. Ambassador Henick joined officials from the Uzbek State Customs Committee and...
Number of Trips by Uzbeks to Türkiye Increases by Nearly 40%
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — According to data from the National Committee of Statistics, 88,600 citizens of Uzbekistan visited Türkiye between January and May 2025. Compared to the same period last year, this figure rose by 24,700 people,...
First SINSAY Store to Open in Tashkent
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan’s retail market continues to expand with the arrival of major international brands, driving competition and improving the quality of goods offered. LPP S.A., a leading Polish company and one of...
Fire at Synthetic Padding Factory in Tashkent Extinguished
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 30 July, reports of a major fire in the capital appeared on social media. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the blaze broke out at a synthetic padding production facility on Usta Shirin...