Foreign Ministry denies that Uzbekistan would be helping Russia to circumvent sanctions, as suggested by Ukrainian intelligence

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