Trick question: who in Uzbekistan turned out to be the most resilient after, let’s say, the mass “optimization” of jobs initiated by the authorities? There were three waves in total. The first was in July 2018, when the JSC Uzbekistan Post system abolished the positions of postmen and transferred pension payments in mahallas to the…
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SQB Bank will receive loans of up to $25 million to support youth entrepreneurship. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Uzbekistan led by young entrepreneurs will have greater opportunities to grow thanks to a US$25 million (€21.9 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to SQB, the country’s second largest…
Australia’s foreign minister on Saturday condemned a 13-year prison sentence handed by a Russian court to an Australian citizen for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Oscar Jenkins, 33, will serve the sentence in a maximum security prison after being found guilty by a Russian court of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary, state prosecutors…
The AEM-Spetsstal metallurgical plant in St. Petersburg, part of the machine-building division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom, has begun manufacturing the reactor equipment for the first power unit of the small-scale nuclear power plant (SSNPP) project in Uzbekistan. Metallurgists have cast the first steel of the future RITM-200N reactor unit. The process was presented…
Three new RMG factories in the country got LEED certification, which is a testament to the country’s unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability in the readymade garment (RMG) sector. The three new LEED-certified RMG factories are: Tasniah Fabrics Ltd Admin Building and Tasniah Fabrics Ltd RMG Building at Nayapaya in Gazipur’s Kashimpur, and Comfit Golden Leaf at…