Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov has defended Uzbekistan’s increasing public debt, emphasizing that borrowi...
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Imkon Ventures, a new $5mn early-stage venture capital fund, has launched to support high-growth tech startups in Uzbekistan, aiming to invest in 25–3...
Uzbekistan has emerged as the world’s leading gold seller in 2025, recording 26 tons in net sales.
Despite severe drought in Afghanistan, Balkh province has seen wet fruit yields double compared to last year, resulting in greater availability and lo...
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Afghanistan’s Acting Minister Nuriddin Azizi met at the Astana International Forum to strengthen trade...
By 2030, Uzbekistan plans to restore 1.5mn hectares of forest, develop 3,800 hectares of plantations for medicinal and food plants, produce 9,200 tons...
In 2024, the average debt burden of Uzbekistan’s population stood at 34% of monthly income, with 40% of total loans held by borrowers spending half th...
Japan and Uzbekistan have launched a joint initiative to train and send 10,000 skilled Uzbek professionals to the Japanese labor market, with language...
In May 2025, Uzbekistan generated a record 1.1bn kWh of electricity from solar and wind power—accounting for 17% of total monthly output—with 712mn kW...
The Second Uzbekistan–China Interregional Forum in Samarkand gathered over 2,800 participants and resulted in new cooperation agreements, showcasing t...
Tajikistan’s fruit export industry faces growing challenges as a stronger somoni, higher electricity tariffs, and rising labor costs threaten its comp...
Pakistan will appoint an ambassador to Afghanistan for the first time since 2021, signaling a move to ease tensions and strengthen diplomatic relation...
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and UN Deputy Secretary-General Haoliang Xu met during the Astana International Forum to discuss strengthe...
A productive working meeting in Bukhara brought together transport officials from Uzbekistan and Turkey to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation in
The first shipment of hepatitis C medication for 2025 has arrived in Uzbekistan from Egypt as part of a humanitarian initiative to support the country...
In May, Uzbekistan saw the highest monthly inflation increase in a year at 1.5%, driven mainly by rising non-food and utility prices.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan customs officials met at the Gisht Kuprik border post to strengthen coordination, review infrastructure upgrades, and addres...
Starting in June 2025, Uzbekistan will launch Land of Talents—a nationwide youth campaign uniting over 100,000 young people through sports, concerts,
The United Kingdom becomes the 24th country with which Uzbekistan has successfully concluded bilateral market access negotiations.
Kazakhstan is considering a $5.47bn offer from China National Nuclear Corporation to build its first nuclear power plant—half the estimated cost of Ru...
Abdulaziz Kamilov, the President’s Special Representative for Foreign Policy and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, revealed that Uzbekistan was on t...
At the Central Asia–Italy summit in Astana, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev highlighted expanding cooperation in trade, technology, green energy, educati...
Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev announced that Kyrgyzstan is open to international cooperation, investment, and experience exchange in digital finan...
Almaty topped the Central Asia ranking, followed by Astana in second place and Tashkent in third, making it the highest-ranked city in Uzbekistan and
During a recent session of the Khanty-Mansi Duma, Russian MP Khalid Tagizadeh claimed that Uzbeks migrating to the region are returning to their ances...
Kazakhstan and Italy are advancing plans to establish a joint investment fund to boost the agro-industrial sector and bilateral trade, with a proposed...
Uzbekistan and Pakistan are advancing textile industry ties as top officials explore joint manufacturing projects with Yunus Textile Mills.
As of the end of April 2025, the share of non-performing loans in Uzbekistan’s banking sector stood at 4.2%, with the total loan portfolio reaching UZ...
Parties also discussed broader healthcare cooperation, focusing on enhancing service quality, sharing clinical expertise, and conducting joint researc...
Kazakhstan and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade and investment ties, as Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Bundesrat Pr...
Over 4mn mothers and children in Afghanistan are facing malnutrition as poverty deepens and aid dwindles, with the World Food Program warning that ris...
Uzbekistan and Italy have deepened their strategic partnership with a joint declaration and a series of agreements in Samarkand, covering investment,
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev recently met with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Samarkand, as Uzbekistan and Italy enter a new phase
Uzbekistan and China have signed cooperation agreements to create a unified system of standards in the road sector, develop innovative construction ma...
Uzbekistan’s public debt rose by $2.22bn in the first quarter of 2025, reaching $42.43bn, driven by external borrowing, while the debt-to-GDP ratio im...
The inauguration ceremony took place in Tashkent with the participation of representatives from the Oliy Majlis, government officials, heads of UN age...
Germany is set to welcome up to 50 experienced nurses from Uzbekistan through a new recruitment program offering language training, job placement supp...
Italy ranks among Kazakhstan’s top five EU investors, having contributed $7.6bn to the Kazakh economy over the past two decades.
Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and WIPO Director General Daren Tang discussed deepening cooperation to strengthen Uzbekistan’s intellectual property se...
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and CPC General Director Nikolay Gorban recently met to discuss investment progress and the expansion of
Kazakhstan slightly outpaced Uzbekistan by ranking 59th in the Global Peace Index, followed by Tajikistan at 72nd, Kyrgyzstan at 78th, and Turkmenista...
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch a two-year joint stu...