In the autumn-winter period of 2025-2026, consumers in Uzbekistan are expected to receive 25.4 BCM of natural gas, 200 million cubic meters more than last season, stated the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov at a meeting of the Legislative Chamber Thursday.

The director of the Nuclear Power Plant Construction Directorate Abdujamil Kalmuratov in an interview with the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel shared details of the single-industry town project for the future nuclear plant workers and their families.

The Cabinet of Ministers issues Resolution launching the Electronic Prescription DMED system. Starting December 10, 2025, a pilot Electronic Prescription scheme will be implemented in Tashkent city, as well as in 15 cities and districts across the country. All medical institutions and pharmacies are planned to be connected by the end of 2026, with a full transition to the new model planned for January 2027.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the International Forum on Peace and Trust in Ashgabat today. The event was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, International Neutrality Day, and the declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust.

Following the talks held in Tashkent, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Paraguay Santiago Peña signed a Joint Statement Thursday.

The Competition Development and Consumer Protection Committee okayed the purchase of 100% stake in the Uzbek beverage manufacturer Southhub by RG Brands South a subsidiary of Kazakh RG Brands, the committee's press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Republic of Paraguay Santiago Peña held negotiations at the Kuksaroy residence Thursday.

As part of the new anti-corruption model in Uzbekistan, a special anti-corruption cluster will be formed, uniting the Anti-Corruption Agency, law enforcement agencies, the Accounts Chamber, internal control services, and a number of scientific institutes.

At a meeting with agriculture leaders dedicated to the Agricultural Worker's Day, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev summarized the year's results and highlighted the sector's key achievements.

Seven-month-old boy successfully underwent a liver transplant, making him the youngest child in Uzbekistan to undergo the life-saving surgery, the press service of the provincial Children's National Medical Center.

The Interior Minister Aziz Toshpulatov hosted the President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Mohammad bin Sulayem, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the FIA ​​General Assembly Wednesday.

Reports of a girl falling from a zipline at Kamchik Pass have surfaced on social media. The incident occurred today, December 11: a 16-year-old girl got stuck in a zipline due to a technical malfunction. In the video footage circulating online, the girl held onto the cable for a while before slipping and landing on rocks, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Chairman of the People's Council, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on December 11-12.

The Tashkent Metro has completed the technical renovation of the long-closed lobbies at the Uzbekistan, Mashinazozlar, Gafur Gulyam, and Milliy Bog stations, which will reopen to passengers today, the company said in a statement.

The Paraguayan President Santiago Peña will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan from December 11 to 13, the presidential press service said.

Ceremony to mark the departure of the first batch of Hyundai Rotem high-speed trains at Masan Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province to Uzbekistan took place on Wednesday. The event was attended by Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Jamshid Abdukhakimović Khojayev and other key figures from both countries' political and economic circles.

According to the president’s Additional measures to expand non-cash payments and reduce the share of the shadow economy Decree signed earlier, starting January 1, 2026, companies will accept electronic payments via a single QR code generated by banks. This requirement will become mandatory starting July 1, 2026, and the absence of a QR code shall be deemed a violation of trade regulations.

Today the president signed Additional measures to expand non-cash payments and reduce the ratio of the shadow economy Decree, the Ministry of Justice said. It stipulates that starting April 1, 2026, payments for some goods and services will be accepted only in non-cash form:

The data from the sample household surveys conducted by the National Statistics Committee in January-September 2025 show the distribution of the population in the country by type of housing.

At a government meeting the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev was provided information on steps to transform neighborhoods into areas free of unemployment and poverty and job creation program, the presidential press service said.