Just 4% of Uzbeks hold a savings account - Central Bank report
13:11:33
Only 4% of Uzbekistan's adult population holds a savings or fixed-term deposit account, despite 86% of adults having ...
MPs advance bill to regulate radioactive waste management
12:41:05
Uzbekistan's existing Republican Radioactive Waste Storage Center may only have enough capacity to last another four ...
Urgench–Khiva toll way to charge drivers 25,000 soums per trip
12:32:28
Tolls on the Urgench–Khiva expressway will run 25,000 soums for passenger cars, the press service of the Automo...
Central Bank report finds average borrower carries 1.7 loans
10:47:38
Twenty-nine percent of bank borrowers in Uzbekistan currently hold more than one loan, with the average borrower carr...
Survey aircraft to check Tashkent's air navigation systems this week
10:10:06
Starting August 20, a specialized survey aircraft operated by Avion will conduct scheduled flight inspections of air ...
Mirziyoyev reviews plans to expand small hydropower network
07:39:55
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals for expanding Uzbekistan's network of small and micro hydropower plan...
Cabinet launches $10.6 million World Bank project to curb gas leaks
07:36:29
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved steps to implement a World Bank-backed project aimed at curbing gas leaks acros...
Uzbekistan hands Samarkand power grid to Turkish operator
07:25:54
Uzbekistan has handed over management of Samarkand province's electricity distribution network to a private Turkish c...
Uzbekistan becomes top buyer of Kyrgyz livestock exports
07:21:22
Kyrgyzstan exported a total of $3.2841 million worth of livestock between January and June 2026. According to the Kyr...
Mirziyoyev unveils second nuclear plant plans in Khorezm speech
05:59:11
Uzbekistan is in the midst of "extensive preparations" for a second nuclear plant project, President Shavkat Mirziyoy...
Uzbekistan and Russia close in on September friendly
05:39:29
The national football teams of Uzbekistan and Russia are in advanced talks over a friendly match set for later next m...
New data charts widening gas trade gap and rising fuel imports
2026-08-19
Uzbekistan’s imports of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials climbed 19.3% year-on-year to $2.23 bi...
Uzbekistan fails to pass US fiscal transparency audit
2026-08-19
On August 11, the U.S. Department of State released its annual 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report. Based on evaluations ...
Global women's index ranks Denmark first and Afghanistan last as Uzbekistan trails Central Asia
2026-08-19
The 2025–2026 Women, Peace, and Security Index, compiled by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Secur...
Apartment building maintenance rules amended ahead of November rollout
2026-08-19
Uzbekistan has revised and expanded the rules governing the maintenance and use of apartment buildings, with the upda...
New passenger terminal takes shape at Andijan International Airport
2026-08-19
New passenger terminal project is underway at the Andijan International Airport, the Uzbekistan Airports said in a st...
Ortiqkhujaev contrasts today's business climate with past raids and fear
2026-08-19
Uzbek businesses used to fear checks and law enforcement raids, spending their energy on survival rather than growth,...
Man who had thrown stones at Tashkent Zoo animals fined
2026-08-19
A man who threw stones at a lion and gazelles at Tashkent Zoo has been fined 2.8 million soums, the zoo's press servi...
Two killed in Tashkent province crash after car forced off road
2026-08-19
Two people were killed on Korasuv-Buka-Bekabad highway in Tashkent province after a Chevrolet Spark veered into oncom...
Turkic countries to build joint digital database of archaeological sites
2026-08-19
The Turkic countries are planning to set up a shared digital platform for scientific data exchange and a unified data...
