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Uzbek President Meets U.S. Special Envoy for Global …
Uzbekistan 28/08/2025 Uzbek President Meets U.S. Special Envoy for Global Partnerships Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 28 August, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Paolo Zampolli, the Special Envoy of the...

Uzbekistan’s GDP Expected to Surpass US$130 Billion by the End of 2025
Economy 28/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s GDP Expected to Surpass US$130 Billion by the End of 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan’s GDP could exceed USx130 billion by the end of 2025, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced. On 27 August, a...

Uzbekistan Plans to Launch Production of Sugar Substitutes
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan plans to establish domestic production of sugar substitutes, according to a decree signed by the president on 19 August. The Cabinet of Ministers, together with relevant ministries, has been...

Investment opportunities in Uzbekistan’s seed production discussed
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - TASHKENT, Aug 29 (UzA/APP) : The Organization for Economic Cooperation in Central Asia held an online conference on “The current state and investment opportunities of Uzbekistan’s seed...

Uzbekistan Pulls Eurasian Bank's License Amid Regulatory Violations
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 28 . The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has revoked the banking license of Eurasian Bank, Trend reports. By Resolution No. 22/1 of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan...

Uzbek FM, US Envoy Eye Stronger Cultural And Economic Ties
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 28. Tashkent hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, and the US Special Envoy for Global Partnerships, Paolo Zampolli, Trend reports via...

Eurasian bank loses banking license in Uzbekistan
Astana. August 29. KazTAG – Eurasian Bank has been withdrawn of its license to conduct banking operations in Uzbekistan, the country’s central bank announced. “By resolution of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan dated 27 August 2025 No. 22/1, the...

Uzbekistan’s Pharma Pivot: Strategic Gains or Growing Dependence on China
Since 2016, Uzbekistan has steadily deepened its partnership with China across multiple sectors. Energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and the digital economy have long been the pillars of this cooperation. Yet recent discussions showed that the...

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road
Uzbekistan 29/08/2025 Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 22 August 2025, a trilateral summit was held in the Avaza Tourism Zone of...

Eurasian Bank Ends Operations in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Eurasian Bank has announced the termination of its operations in Uzbekistan. According to the bank, this move is the logical conclusion of an earlier strategic decision to focus resources on developing its...

Fitch Assigns “BB” Rating with Stable Outlook to Uzbekistan Airports
Economy 29/08/2025 Fitch Assigns “BB” Rating with Stable Outlook to Uzbekistan Airports Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Fitch Ratings has assigned a long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of “BB” with a stable outlook to Uzbekistan Airports....

Uzbekistan plans to buy ferries from Turkmenistan for transportation across the Caspian Sea
Uzbekistan is considering the possibility of purchasing ships in Turkmenistan for transportation across the Caspian Sea. The possibility of purchasing ships at a shipyard in Turkmenistan is already being discussed by the Uzbek side, gazeta.uz...

Shavkat Mirziyoyev in China Daily: Uzbekistan and SCO — Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity
Uzbekistan 29/08/2025 Shavkat Mirziyoyev in China Daily: Uzbekistan and SCO — Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev published an article in China Daily titled...

Uzbekistan-Bahrain Dialogue Opens New Prospects Between Central Asia And Persian Gulf
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 28. In a time of shifting sands, nations in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf are rolling up their sleeves and looking for fresh avenues of collaboration. The recent visit of Uzbekistan's...
Nearly 60% of Wildberries Pickup Points Are Run by Women, Company Survey Finds
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 August 2025 - Wildberries, a leading digital platform in Eurasia, carried out a study finding that the majority of owners of its marketplace pickup points are women who started their business on their...

Uzbekistan Secures USD233M ADB Loan for Key Road Project
(MENAFN) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has greenlit a $233.1 million loan to Uzbekistan aimed at upgrading a vital section of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Road Corridor 2, the bank announced Thursday. According to a...

Uzbekistan and China: A Strategic Partnership in an Era of Global Transformation
In 21st-century international relations, there are alliances that go beyond securing economic benefits and instead shape new reference points for entire regions. One such example is the partnership between Uzbekistan and China, whose cooperation...

Uzbekistan Unveils Modern Business Aviation Complex In Tashkent
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 28. Uzbekistan has completed the construction of a new airport complex on the basis of the Tashkent-Vostochny airfield, creating a modern transport hub for business aviation and...

“Uzbekistan Railways” Launches Additional Tashkent–Alat–Tashkent Service
Economy 28/08/2025 “Uzbekistan Railways” Launches Additional Tashkent–Alat–Tashkent Service Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan Railways JSC has announced the launch of an additional passenger service on the Tashkent–Alat–Tashkent...

Uzbekistan, China Sign Mou To Boost Industrial Collaboration
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 28. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, represented by Deputy Chairman Dilshod Rasulov, met with a Chinese delegation from the Ili-Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture led by Zhang...