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Uzbekistan Performs First-Ever Unique Heart Surgery
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — At the Children’s Multidisciplinary Clinic of Tashkent State Medical University, pediatric cardiac surgeon Bobur Turaev removed a damaged tricuspid valve from a six-year-old patient and replaced it with a valve...

Uzbekistan to Open Trade Houses in the U.S. …
Economy 13/08/2025 Uzbekistan to Open Trade Houses in the U.S. to Boost Clothing Exports Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan plans to open two trade houses in the United States — in St. Louis and New York — to increase exports of...

Uzbekistan and TİKA Agree to Expand Projects in Six Priority Areas
Economy 13/08/2025 Uzbekistan and TİKA Agree to Expand Projects in Six Priority Areas Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 13 August 2025, a meeting took place between Esin Acar Ergin, Head of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency...

Uzbekistan’s Tax Committee to Refund Funds Erroneously Debited
Finance 13/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s Tax Committee to Refund Funds Erroneously Debited Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Due to a technical failure in the Tax Committee’s database, funds were mistakenly debited from 30,100 taxpayers, totaling 399.3...

Uzbek President reviews plans to expand waste recycling in Uzbekistan
Economy 14/08/2025 Uzbek President reviews plans to expand waste recycling in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 14 August, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation outlining measures to expand waste...

Myanmar partners with India, Uzbekistan to boost cotton resilience, fair pricing
Myanmar Cotton and Cotton Products Merchants and Manufacturers Association has been connecting with India and Uzbekistan to get access to cotton varieties that are resilient to weather changes and engineered to withstand high temperatures and...

Uzbekistan to Liberalize Gas Trade in Bid for WTO Accession
Uzbekistan is moving toward the liberalization of the gas market with a bill to allow natural gas trade by private companies in pursuit of its goal of membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Tashkent Medical University Accused of Forcing Students to Study in Russian City Reportedly Under Drone Attacks
Tashkent State Medical University (TSMU) has rejected social media allegations that its students are being forced to study in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, a city some reports claim is “under Ukrainian drone attacks.” The university called the reports...

Uzbekistan leads Central Asia in water-saving drive, targets 15b cubic meters in annual savings by 2030
- Advertisement - By Rehan Khan ISLAMABAD, August 13 (APP):Uzbekistan is setting a regional benchmark in water resource management, with ambitious targets to offset climate-induced shortages through large-scale conservation, infrastructure...
Uzbekistan to equip all irrigated lands with water-saving technologies by 2030
By Shavkat Khamrayev Just a decade ago, during meetings with international experts, an alarming question was raised: How will climate change, reduced rainfall, and the melting of ancient glaciers affect Central Asia? It was predicted that by 2025,...

Uzbekistan's Andijan Airport Resumes International Flights After Reconstruction
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 13. Andijan International Airport is back in the saddle with international flights after a major facelift, Trend reports. The inaugural service was executed by Flyone Asia along the...

An 8-Kilometer Metro Section with Three Stations to Be Built in New Tashkent by the End of 2026
Economy 14/08/2025 An 8-Kilometer Metro Section with Three Stations to Be Built in New Tashkent by the End of 2026 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — An 8-kilometer section of the metro line with three stations is planned to be constructed in...

Birinchi Rezinotexnika Zavodi Introduces Bars Timeflexx T All-Season Tires for Uzbekistan’s Climate
Economy 14/08/2025 Birinchi Rezinotexnika Zavodi Introduces Bars Timeflexx T All-Season Tires for Uzbekistan’s Climate Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The automotive tire market in Uzbekistan continues to expand, and the country’s sole tire...

Uzbekistan textile sector under pressure amid falling cotton prices
Uzbekistan’s textile sector is facing a slowdown amid falling global cotton prices. Over three years, the price of cotton has fallen from £2,350 per tonne to £1,175. The country is Central Asia’s largest raw cotton producer and textile exporter....

Uzbekistan’s president orders opening of textile trading houses in New York and St. Louis to boost exports
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is currently holding a meeting on the effective use of export opportunities and reserves in Uzbekistan’s textile industry. Officials are discussing measures to extend loan repayment periods for enterprises and expand...

Uzbekistan launches urgent 100-day plan to stabilize textile industry amid price decline
Over the past five years, 396 large enterprises worth $3.5bn have been launched in Uzbekistan’s textile sector, boosting production to $10bn and creating more than 500,000 jobs — about 20% of the country’s industrial workforce, according to the...

Tashkent Discusses Prospects for Digital Trade within SCO
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Sputnik multimedia press center hosted a discussion on the prospects for developing digital trade within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The central topic was Uzbekistan’s proposal to create a...

Tashkent to Raise Heating and Hot Water Tariffs …
Uzbekistan 13/08/2025 Tashkent to Raise Heating and Hot Water Tariffs by 15% from October 1 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Starting from 1 October1, Tashkent plans to increase tariffs for heating and hot water for households by 15%. The...

Uzbekistan Boosts Support For Textile Sector Amid Global Price Decline
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 13 . In the last five years, a whopping 396 large enterprises have sprung up in Uzbekistan's textile sector, reeling in $3.5 billion in investments and sending total production soaring to...

Uzbekistan Joins the International Silk Network
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The leadership of the “Uzbekpaksanoat” Association held a meeting with a delegation from the China Center for International Economic and Technical Cooperation. The parties discussed the development of...