Uzbekistan plans to increase gas imports due to the depletion of existing fields, said the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov in the Lolazor podcast.

Uzbek special regiment won a silver medal among special-purpose regiments at the annual Exercise Cambrian Patrol, and international military patrolling event in Brecon, the UK.

The Criminal Code has been supplemented with a provision expanding the range of crimes related to intentional minor bodily injury (short-term health disorder lasting more than 6 but not more than 21 days or minor persistent loss of working capacity in the absence of signs of a crime under the article "family (domestic) violence").

Explosion occurred at a CNG filling station along the Guzar-Karshi road in the Karshi district of the Kashkadarya province Monday at 15:45, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

Talks took place at the Uzbek Embassy with the chief of the Hungarian International Organization for Migration (IOM) office, Daniel Bagameri. The meeting discussed the prospects of cooperation in the field of labor migration, exchanged views on promising areas of cooperation, including the development of programs for the protection of migrants' rights, improving the skills of labor migrants, ensuring their safe and legal employment abroad.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov attended the next meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states in Moscow today.

Uzgidromet posted the weather forecast in Tashkent city fort he business week.  No precipitation is forecast for Tashkent from October 7 to 10. Air temperature at night will be within +10…+13 degrees Celsius range, while +25…+28 degrees - during the day.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha.

Uzbekistan plans to increase the number of foreign tourists to 15 million by 2030. This number is twice as much as the 6.6 million tourists who came to the country in 2023. In 2023, tourism brought about US$ 2.1 billion to the economy and created about 70 thousand new jobs.

Large-scale nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan is on the table despite the expected start of construction of a small-scale nuclear power plant. This was announced in the Lolazor podcast by Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov.

The State Asset Management Agency has put up for auction the building of the Ibn Sina market in Shaykhontohur district of Tashkent. An announcement about the sale of the building was posted on the E-auction platform.

Presentation of new products of the NСR company will take place in the USA on October 12-15. The Uzbek Ambassador Oybek Shakhavdinov held talks with the director of the Hungarian Spectrum company, Jozef Kovac.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a visit to Moscow on October 7-8 the next meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State, the presidential press service said.

Today, Wolt, the international delivery service, announces its launch in Uzbekistan. This is a significant for the company as Uzbekistan becomes Wolt’s second country in Central Asia. The launch in Uzbekistan opens new opportunities for both the public and businesses, providing convenient and rapid access to food, groceries, electronics and various household products. The Wolt service allows users to order from partner restaurants and stores via the company’s app or website.

On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Romania and the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, H.E. Mr. Daniel Cristian Ciobanu offers his congratulatory message to the people of Uzbekistan:

Uzgidromet posted about the weather forecast in Tashkent city on Saturday, October 5. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with occasional rain. The temperature will be within +15...+17 degrees Celsius range at night, +22...+24 degrees during the day.

Today, in Astana, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart Tokayev met with the participants of the 55th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Bodies and Special Services of the CIS countries. It was attended by the head of the Executive Committee of the organization, the heads of the special services of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and the Anti-Terrorist Center of the CIS.

3,837 people were brought to criminal liability in the first half of 2024 for corruption crimes in Uzbekistan, which is 5.5% more than in January-June 2023 (3,637), the press service of the Anti-Corruption Agency said. In particular:

Uzbekistan is deeply concerned about the sharp escalation of the situation in the Middle East, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

IFC has signed an agreement with Ipak Yuli Bank to provide a syndicated loan of up to $42 million, aimed at increasing access to financing for smaller businesses and women entrepreneurs across Uzbekistan. With 25 percent of the funding earmarked for women-run businesses, this initiative is part of IFC’s broader effort to drive inclusive economic growth and empower small-scale entrepreneurs, who often face significant challenges in securing the loans they need to expand their businesses.