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My Freighter launches Shanghai–Tashkent–Amsterdam cargo service
Uzbekistan-based cargo airline, My Freighter, in partnership with cargo sales agent Air Cargo APAC, has begun operating a new scheduled service connecting Shanghai, Tashkent, and Amsterdam. The twice-weekly Boeing 767-300F flights mark My...

Digital Platform for Planning Gastronomic Journeys Launched in Uzbekistan
Tourism 15/08/2025 Digital Platform for Planning Gastronomic Journeys Launched in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Gastronomic tourism, one of the most promising sectors of Uzbekistan’s travel industry, is gaining momentum. A new...

Palestinian families in Uzbekistan to receive social assistance and free preschool services.
Palestinian citizens who arrived in Uzbekistan from the Gaza Strip and are temporarily residing in the country will be provided with social assistance. A presidential decree titled “On measures to establish a system for providing assistance to a...

Citizens Wanted Internationally Extradited to Tashkent from New York and Istanbul
Uzbekistan 15/08/2025 Citizens Wanted Internationally Extradited to Tashkent from New York and Istanbul Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbek citizens accused of committing crimes and placed on the international wanted list have been detained...

Germany Expresses Gratitude to Uzbekistan for Assisting in Evacuation of Citizens from Afghanistan
Uzbekistan 15/08/2025 Germany Expresses Gratitude to Uzbekistan for Assisting in Evacuation of Citizens from Afghanistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Germany has expressed its gratitude to Uzbekistan for assisting in the urgent evacuation...

Tianjin Rail Transit Group expresses interest in Uzbekistan’s …
Economy 15/08/2025 Tianjin Rail Transit Group expresses interest in Uzbekistan’s railway development projects Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jasurbek Choriev held talks with Yun’kan...

Sojitz Corporation and Uzbekistan expand partnership in healthcare …
Economy 15/08/2025 Sojitz Corporation and Uzbekistan expand partnership in healthcare and energy Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 14 August, Deputy Ministers of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Otabek Fazilkarimov and...

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Agree To Increase Flights And Expand Co-Op In Aviation Sector
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 15 . In the context of the Civil Aviation Cooperation Working Group Conference under the Central Asia - China (C5+1) initiative, officials from the aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and...

Uzbekistan convicts railway workers for sabotage against the “Afrosiyob” train
Uzbekistan 14/08/2025 Uzbekistan convicts railway workers for sabotage against the “Afrosiyob” train Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Criminal Court of Navbahor District has sentenced two employees of a railway hub to long prison terms for...

Uzbekistan and Türkiye Agree to Develop Dialogue and …
Uzbekistan 14/08/2025 Uzbekistan and Türkiye Agree to Develop Dialogue and Effective Mechanisms of Cooperation Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 13 August 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Olimjon...

Uzbekistan’s Tax Committee restores erroneously debited funds
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Due to a technical glitch in the database of the Tax Committee, funds were erroneously debited from 30,100 taxpayers, totaling 399.3 billion soums, the Tax Committee of Uzbekistan reports. The erroneous debits...

Opinion: Over the Past Eight Years, New Uzbekistan Has Absorbed Over $113 Billion in Foreign Investments
On the eve of the 34th anniversary of our country’s independence, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund finalized the 2025 consultations under Article IV of the IMF Agreement. The Fund’s main conclusion is that Uzbekistan’s...

Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investments, Industry, and Trade: Cotton Purchases from the U.S. to Open Doors to Contracts with Levi’s, Puma, and Ralph Lauren
Economy 14/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investments, Industry, and Trade: Cotton Purchases from the U.S. to Open Doors to Contracts with Levi’s, Puma, and Ralph Lauren Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In the first half of August 2025, a...

Kyrgyzstan returns 3.5 tons of Uzbekistan’s pistachios over quarantine violations
Kyrgyzstan has returned 3.5 tons of pistachios exported from Uzbekistan after an inspection revealed violations of quarantine rules, 24.kg reported. Source: pixabay The Department of Chemicalization, Plant Protection, and Quarantine conducted...

Uzbekistan GTL Strengthens International Collaboration With Nigerian Specialists
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. A team of specialists from Nigeria's Escravos GTL plant visited Uzbekistan GTL LLC to explore the company's advanced production processes, innovative technological solutions, and...

Turkish company to fund 8 km metro line to New Tashkent.
SOCIETY | 12:29 155 1 min read As part of a $110 million project, a metro line will be built to New Tashkent, which is expected to serve up to 230,000 passengers per day. Photo: Frame from the video According to the New Tashkent Construction...

China Looking Into Uzbekistan's Metro And Railway Expansion Projects
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 15. Deputy Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, Jasurbek Choriev, held talks with Yunkan Ma, Deputy General Director of the Chinese company Tianjin Rail Transit Group, to discuss cooperation...

Uzbekistan’s Real Estate Market Shows Steady Growth – CERR Report
Economy 14/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s Real Estate Market Shows Steady Growth – CERR Report Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) has released the results of its analysis of changes in Uzbekistan’s real...

Uzbekistan to establish its first national reinsurer
Uzbekistan has officially announced the creation of its first national reinsurance company, the Reinsurance Company of Uzbekistan (RCU), which is scheduled to begin operations on 1 September 2025. The RCU will be launched with an initial capital...

Uzbekistan, Hong Kong set to launch direct passenger and cargo flights
Uzbekistan and Hong Kong are set to establish direct passenger and cargo flights, the Ministry of Transport reported. Source: Daryo On August 12, Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriyev met with Vice Chairman of JDB Group Limited, a Hong...