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Uzbekistan, Technip Energies Team Up To Power Future Of Critical Minerals And Energy
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Laziz Kudratov, met with Technip Energies and UTG Energies leaders to discuss expanding cooperation in critical minerals, industry, and energy sectors...

Uzbekistan to restructure military education system with new defense university and dual-degree programs
President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed a comprehensive proposal aimed at overhauling the country’s military education system. The initiative follows instructions issued during a...

Uzbekistan ramps up anti-corruption efforts as 75% of cases involve daily public services
Nearly 75% of recorded corruption cases in Uzbekistan occur in everyday interactions between citizens and local authorities—highlighting the urgency of a more preventive approach to combating this persistent issue. Source: Presidential Press...

Samarkand’s poverty rate falls as Uzbekistan backs $1.2bn in regional projects
The poverty rate in the Samarkand region has decreased from 7.5% to 6.4% since the beginning of the year, as Uzbekistan continues to expand economic opportunities and implement regional development reforms. Source: Presidential Press Service...

Global Textile Days 2025 Set to Spotlight Tech & Trade
Uzbekistan is reinforcing its position as Central Asia’s premier textile and apparel production hub. While the industry faces global challenges, the country is responding with investment in modern technology and expansion into new international...

Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan deal forges new Central Asia energy axis
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are entering a new phase of energy cooperation, one that promises to draw the two Central Asian nations closer together in a mutually beneficial commercial embrace. At the cooperation’s core lies the forthcoming...

Uzbekistan's Gas Exports To China Reach New Highs
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30 . In the first half of 2025, Uzbekistan's imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan and Russia declined by 30 percent compared to the same period last year, totaling $571.8 million. Data...

Uzbekistan's Rail Cargo Sector Gains Momentum In 1H2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 29. A total of 51.6 million tons of major types of cargo were transported on Uzbekistan's state-owned main railway network from January through June 2025. The data obtained by Trend from the...

President of Uzbekistan Approves New Appointments in the Presidential Administration and Security Council
Uzbekistan 30/07/2025 President of Uzbekistan Approves New Appointments in the Presidential Administration and Security Council Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — By a corresponding decree, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has made a...

Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan explore cooperation in mandatory health insurance
Baku, July 30, AZERTAC Nigar Bayramova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan’s State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance, met with a visiting Uzbek delegation led by Shukhrat Inoyatov, Deputy Executive Director of Uzbekistan’s State Health...

Nearly 1.9 Million Mobile Phones Imported to Uzbekistan in First Half of 2025
Technologies 30/07/2025 Nearly 1.9 Million Mobile Phones Imported to Uzbekistan in First Half of 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In January–June 2025, Uzbekistan imported around 1.9 million mobile phones worth US$194.4 million, according...

Uzbekistan and Russia’s Ombudsmen Agree to Strengthen Joint Protection of Citizens’ Rights
Uzbekistan 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and Russia’s Ombudsmen Agree to Strengthen Joint Protection of Citizens’ Rights Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Feruza Eshmatova met with a...

Egypt exports first high-tech potato seeds to Uzbekistan after opening market
Egypt has exported its first shipment of locally produced, high-technology “mini tuber” potato seeds to Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced on Wednesday , following recent efforts to open the Uzbek market. The...

Uzbekistan and China Discuss Creation of a US$500 Million Fund for Green Projects
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and China Discuss Creation of a US$500 Million Fund for Green Projects Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 28 July, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Mining...

Uzbekistan and Portugal’s Alpac Capital Explore Joint Project Financing
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and Portugal’s Alpac Capital Explore Joint Project Financing Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 28 July, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov held talks with Pedro Vargas, Chief...

Uzbekistan and China Discuss Creation of Metallurgical Industrial Park in Tashkent Region
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and China Discuss Creation of Metallurgical Industrial Park in Tashkent Region Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 28 July, Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Ilzat Kasimov held talks...

Uzbekistan and Serbia Agree to Expand Cooperation in Agriculture
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and Serbia Agree to Expand Cooperation in Agriculture Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4),...

Uzbekistan and ICARDA Expand Cooperation in Plant Genetics and Livestock Development
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and ICARDA Expand Cooperation in Plant Genetics and Livestock Development Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktaking...

Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Set To Visit Kyrgyzstan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 29. At the invitation of Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev, Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan on July 30–31, 2025, Trend reports...

Uzbekistan to build robotic clinic and agro-logistics hub in Andijan with foreign investment.
Uzbekistan is drawing advanced technologies and foreign investment to the Andijan region, with plans underway to establish a high-tech clinic equipped with robotic medical technologies from Germany, Turkey, and Japan. The project will involve $40...