Tashkent, Uzbekistan On 19 September 2024, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was briefed on the implementation of reforms in the agricultural sector. Uzbekistan is actively harnessing the potential of its agricultural sector, focusing on cotton cultivation, horticulture, greenhouse farming, and food processing. These areas are undergoing reforms aimed at increasing productivity and economic efficiency. Cotton cultivation spans…
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan At a recent plenary session of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the draft law “On Railway Transport” was reviewed for the second reading, aimed at regulating relationships within the sector. The bill is designed to create a competitive environment, attract the private sector to the railway industry, and eliminate monopoly practices.…
Uzbekistan is considering opening a regional distribution center in Qatar, according to the press service of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). On September 5, CCI Chairman Davron Vakhabov discussed with Ali bin Abdullatif Al-Misned, a board member of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce, the project to create a distribution center for Uzbek goods in Hamad…
Kazakhstan plans to begin importing electricity from Tajikistan using Uzbekistan’s transit capacity, according to the press service of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy. In 2023, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding that includes electricity supplies from the Rogun Hydroelectric Power Station from 2023 to 2032. The Rogun Hydroelectric Power Station is an under-construction hydroelectric facility in…
On Thursday, August 29, the Central Bank updated the prices for gold bars and commemorative coins. The price of one gram of the precious metal reached 1,061,660 UZS, rising by 0.8% in a single day. A 5-gram gold bar is now valued at 5.266 million UZS. Over the past month, gold prices have set new records five…