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Real incomes in Uzbekistan increase by 7.4% in H1 2025.
Per capita real incomes in Uzbekistan rose by 7.4% in the first six months of 2025, according to the latest analysis published by the National Statistics Committee. Over the first half of the year, the country’s total population income amounted to...

Airbus to help Uzbekistan train civil aviation pilots.
Airbus, the European aerospace manufacturer, will begin training pilots for Uzbekistan through a specialized program developed in partnership with the Tashkent State Transport University. Photo: Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of the...
China to face DPR Korea, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan in 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup group stage
SYDNEY, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion China was drawn into Group B of the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup on Tuesday, alongside DPR Korea, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. The tournament will be held in Australia next year. China will first face...

Uzbekistan to Launch Digital Platform for Online Employment Contracts
Uzbekistan 26/07/2025 Uzbekistan to Launch Digital Platform for Online Employment Contracts Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan will soon launch a digital platform that will allow small enterprises to conclude and terminate employment...

Bangladesh drawn against China, N Korea and Uzbekistan in Women's Asian Cup
Staff Correspondent 29 July, 2025, 16:19 A file photo of the Bangladesh women's football team. | BFF photo Bangladesh were drawn against defending champions China, North Korea, and Uzbekistan in Group B of the Women's Asian Cup, scheduled to be...

Uzbekistan and ICGEB Agree to Joint Implementation of Biotechnology Projects
Economy 26/07/2025 Uzbekistan and ICGEB Agree to Joint Implementation of Biotechnology Projects Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Azizov, held a virtual...

Uzbekistan and China Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Banking Supervision
Finance 26/07/2025 Uzbekistan and China Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Banking Supervision Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Central Bank of Uzbekistan and the National Administration of Financial Regulation of the People’s Republic of...

Uzbekistan’s Prosecutor General Uncovers Systemic Failures in Tashkent’s City Power Grid
Economy 26/07/2025 Uzbekistan’s Prosecutor General Uncovers Systemic Failures in Tashkent’s City Power Grid Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan’s Prosecutor General’s Office has completed an inspection of “Tashkent City Electric...

Bangladesh grouped with China, N Korea and Uzbekistan
Bangladesh have been drawn alongside defending champions China, Asian powerhouse North Korea as well as Uzbekistan in Group B of their maiden Women's Asian Cup campaign, which will be played in Australia from March 1-21 next year. The draw was...
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Round table held to explore Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan cultural and literary ties [PHOTOS]
A round table on the topic "Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Literary and Cultural Ties" has taken place at Mahmud Kashgari International Foundation, Azernews reports. The event was opened by PhD in History Latifa Mammadova, who stated that the scientific...
Uzbekistan sees further drop of poverty level
TASHKENT, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As of July 1, 2025, the poverty level in Uzbekistan has fallen further to 6.8 percent, the presidential press service said in a statement Friday. By the end of 2024, the poverty rate in Uzbekistan had decreased to 8.9...

Uzbekistan's IT Park, Vsaas Global Set Sights On Tech Base And Venture Capital Push
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 26. Representatives of IT Park Uzbekistan, led by CEO Abdulahad Kuchkarov, held talks with Ghanshyam Ahuja, CEO of Singapore-based VSaaS Global and co-founder of the investment platform...

Uzbekistan Enables MSOL Digital To Expand In AI And Cloud Technologies
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 26. Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies, and Makhliyo Muksinova, Director of Services Export Development, recently met with Kosei Sakamoto, CEO of MSOL Digital, to discuss the...

Uzbekistan's HUMO Inks Key Tech Partnership Deal With Sunmi
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 26. The national payment system HUMO has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Sunmi, a global leader in innovative payment technologies, Trend reports. Under the terms of the...

3 million people in Uzbekistan find employment in half a year
AKIPRESS.COM - Over 3 million people in Uzbekistan found employment during the first six months of 2025, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was told during a presentation on new approaches in employment and vocational education. These initiatives are...

Uzbekistan’s poverty rate falls to 6.8% with 2.1 pp drop in 1H25
Uzbekistan's poverty rate has dropped to 6.8% as of July 1, 2025, marking a 2.1 percentage point decrease in the first half of the year, according to data presented at a meeting on employment and social policy chaired by President Shavkat...

Uzbekistan uses over half of its land for agriculture, Cadastral agency reports
Over 58% of Uzbekistan’s land—amounting to 26.2mn hectares—is allocated for agriculture, according to a new report from the Cadastral Agency. The agency noted that the country's total land area spans 44.9mn hectares. Source: Daryo Forests make up...

What makes Uzbekistan attractive to foreign investors?
Mels Ochilov, Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Located in the very heart of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is becoming an increasingly appealing destination for international investors. Over the past...

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Discuss Strategic Partnership in Phone Call
The foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held a telephone discussion on July 28 to advance their countries’ strategic partnership and coordinate on regional initiatives. Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and...

Uzbekistan professor bridges cultures and fosters innovation at University of Missouri
Laylo Yakhshiboeva, a professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Tashkent State University of Economics, recently completed a transformative semester as a visiting scholar at the University of Missouri (Mizzou), bridging cultures and...