Friday, 21, November, 2025

National

Dry and warm weather will prevail across Uzbekistan this weekend, Uzhydromet said in a forecast. Air temperatures will range from 0 to +5°C at night, dropping to -2°C in some places in the north, and from +13 to +18°C during the day. This is 2-4°C above long-term average.

The Tashkent city administration announced that in the light of increased air pollution and dust levels in the capital, it commenced spraying water on roads, watering green areas, and operating fountains and microclimate devices. The steps are aimed at reducing the amount of fine particles in the air in the short term.

The 11th International Conference of the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) opened in Tashkent on Thursday.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on Tuesday ordering to prepare proposals to ensure a stable supply of natural gas to greenhouses in Tashkent and the Tashkent province. This is part of a program of steps to further advance environmental reforms.

President Mirziyoyev signed Measures to digitalize the tourism sector Decree Thursday. Unified National Tourism Platform and mobile app will be launched on July 1, 2026.

The EUROUZ HR & Capacity Building Committee held its expert seminar “Well-being at Work: Practical Strategies for Uzbekistan’s Changing Business Landscape” at Swissôtel Tashkent, gathering over 70 both online and in-person including HR leaders, business executives, and industry practitioners.

For the second day, high air pollution levels persisted in Tashkent and other provinces of Uzbekistan. From 6:00 PM Wednesday to 6:00 PM Thursday, Uzhydromet's automatic air monitoring stations recorded an average daily concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at 195 μg/m³, or 3.2 times higher than the national norm (60 μg/m³ per day).

The Health Ministry's press service announced plans to implement a new program as part of its anti-corruption efforts Wednesday. The ministry noted that the fight against corruption “never stopped and was uncompromising."

Today, the President Mirziyoyev signed a decree creating Tourism and Swift Tourism Sector Development Committee. The newly created committee is the legal successor to the Committee on Tourism under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change.

President Mirziyoyev has relieved Sherzod Kudbiyev of chairman of the Tax Committee role, the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

The modern market dictates its own rules: it is no longer enough for businesses to have a website or social media page. Customers want to be closer, receive notifications about discounts, and make purchases in just a couple of clicks.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a conference call government meeting to increasing incomes in neighborhoods, reducing poverty and unemployment, and setting goals for 2026.

Uzbekistan is seeking broader labor migration cooperation with the countries of Europe, Asia and the Persian Gulf. This was discussed at a presentation attended by the president Wednesday.

At a conference call government meeting Wednesday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev touched upon job legalization and pointed to the need to take a significant ratio of employment out of the shadow economy.

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan have made an agreement on recognition of undergraduate and graduate diplomas.

Industrial enterprises with I and II categories environmental impact will be required to install background monitoring stations on their premises and integrate them with the newly established National Environmental Monitoring Center by March 1, 2026.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today heard a report on improving the external labor migration system Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan could join the upper-middle-income countries group before 2030, announced the Deputy PM/Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov at the 3rd International Roundtable on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Tuesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree creating National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change in place of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change by separating it from the Cabinet of Ministers, and keeping staff.

Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov signed an order imposing a fee for commercial video recording (not photography) at Tashkent markets and shopping malls Tuesday.