USAID's Uzbekistan Education for Excellence program has ended with significant improvements in preschool and school education, including an innovative pedagogy implemented to ensure the best learning outcomes for students

French language courses will be set up in 12 kindergartens in Uzbekistan for one year using the innovative Kokoro lingua platform

Around 2,6 million mobile phones worth $236,2 million were imported into Uzbekistan in January-August 2024, more than 10.000 phones per day, according to the local Statistics Agency

The Anti-Corruption Agency said it found cases of conflict of interest in three other ministries, Transport, Pre-School and School Education and Culture, and related organisations, whose 107 officials hold shares in 116 business entities

Increasingly influential first daughter is seen as successor to President Mirziyoev, who amended the Uzbek constitution last year to pave the way for him to potentially stay in power for another 14 years and looks keen of keeping power within his family