The Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis has considered the draft law on combating the illegal mining of minerals in its first reading. The bill entails stricter repercussions for the extraction of mineral resources from the subsoil of Uzbekistan without authorization, with a particular focus on combating illegal artisanal mining of precious metals and stones. The Criminal Code…
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Mam Minerals plans to produce batteries for electric scooters in the Peshku district. Photo: Presidential press service Canadian company Condor Energies Inc. plans to invest $582 million in hydrocarbon raw material extraction (oil and gas) at the “Kumli” deposit located in the Bukhara region, Spot reports. Over the past seven years, the Bukhara region has attracted $4…
On May 29, the first session of the Uzbek-Malaysian Intergovernmental Commission was held in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Dunyo IA The event was organized as a practical implementation of the agreements reached between the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, during the high-level negotiations that took…
Concerns are rising as citizens of Uzbekistan face increased deportations from Turkey. Beknazar Rakhmatov, the author of the Telegram channel “Uzbeks in Turkey,” was denied entry to Turkey. He announced this on his channel. On May 28, the blogger was detained by special services at Istanbul Airport and reported being deported despite legally living and working in…
In May 2024, prices for goods and services in the consumer sector saw an average increase of 2.8 percent. According to the Statistics Agency, the annual increase (compared to May 2023) in prices within the consumer sector reached 10.6 percent. In May of 2024, within the composition of the consumer price index, prices for food products…