Uzbekistan

Deputies approved amendments to the law on political parties and proposed a ban on the creation and activities of political parties of foreign countries and their divisions in Uzbekistan

The BYD Uzbekistan Factory joint venture in Jizzakh province has produced its first electric vehicle, in a $160 million project to produce 50.000 electric vehicles per year

The implementation of the Innovative Social Protection System for Inclusion of Vulnerable People project will be supported by a $100 million soft loan from the World Bank

An 'important agreement' on low-power nuclear power plant projects in Uzbekistan will be developed with Russia, after talks between President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin

First industrial shrimp cultivation project will be launched in partnership with South Korea

Uzbekistan's Airports Authority recorded a +42% increase in passenger traffic in Q1 of 2024 with 3,1 million passengers

Car production in Uzbekistan increased 1,5 times in Q1 compared to January-March 2023

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended a ceremony to launch new industrial and energy projects; according to the presidential press service, 4.600 industrial enterprises were launched in the country in 2023 alone, with industrial output growth of 6%

Yunusabad District Market will be rebuilt to six stories; due to extremely limited space in Tashkent, there is a need to develop industry and commerce through vertical growth of existing infrastructure

The Gavhar Jewel Group company in Yangi-Namangan district has an industrial production capacity of 1.200 kilograms of jewelry per year; launched in 2022, it has equipment from Turkey, Italy, the United States and Germany at a total cost of $6,5 million

Mobile operator Perfectum has been privatized: 100% of the legal entity, Rubicon Wireless Communication, is now owned by Abdumalik Iminov; privatization was ordered by presidential decree in October 2020

A new project to support Uzbekistan's capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public and animal health threats was launched by USAID, in collaboration with FAO and the Veterinary and Livestock Development Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan