IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $12.5 million long-term loan to JSC Indorama Kokand Fertilizers and Chemicals to finance the modernization of its fertilizer plant in Uzbekistan, which will create jobs and benefit the country’s agriculture sector. The investments will help the company introduce energy-efficient technologies to boost production capacity…
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Dilshod Akhatov has been appointed the new ambassador of Uzbekistan to India, repalcing Farhod Arziev was appointed the first deputy foreign minister in February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Prior to this appointment, Dilshod Akhatov, 48, served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs since May 2018. In 2010-2013, he served as the ambassador of…
As of July 1, the resident population of Uzbekistan stands at 34.19 million people, the State Statistics Committee said in a report. Of the total, 17.3 million people live in cities, and 16.89 million – in rural areas, the report added. In the end of the first half of 2019, there were 33.52 million people…
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On Uzbekistan’s Development Strategy “. The document has approved Uzbekistan’s Five-Area Development Strategy for 2017-2021 which was developed following comprehensive study of topical issues, analysis of the current legislation, law enforcement practices, the best international practices, and following public discussion. The Decree has created a National Commission responsible…
The government has appointed Md Zahangir Alam, currently serving as additional secretary of the Legal Affairs Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Uzbekistan. Ambassador-designate Zahangir belongs to 1986 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Administration cadre. In his career, he served in various capacities…