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Kyrgyzstan returns 3.5 tons of Uzbekistan’s pistachios over quarantine violations
Daryo
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August 15, 2025
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’s Real Estate Market Shows Steady Growth – CERR Report
UzDaily
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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
Atlas Magazine
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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
Daryo
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August 14, 2025
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...
Uzbekistan Launches Serial Production of Gas Purification Adsorbers for the First Time
UzDaily
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Economy 14/08/2025 Uzbekistan Launches Serial Production of Gas Purification Adsorbers for the First Time Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan has launched production of equipment for natural gas purification for the first time, the...
Uzbekistan’s Minister of Digital Technologies Discusses New Joint IT Projects with Chinese Ambassador
UzDaily
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Technologies 14/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s Minister of Digital Technologies Discusses New Joint IT Projects with Chinese Ambassador Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan Sherzod Shermatov held a meeting with...
Uzbekistan Moving Forward With Plans For Tashkent-Samarkand High-Speed Railway
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev has met with representatives of JSC Uzbekistan Railways, Korea Eximbank, and Saman Engineering to discuss the Tashkent–Samarkand passenger...
Uzbekistan-France Cooperation Reaches New Heights With Major Joint Initiatives
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and France has skyrocketed in recent years, with joint projects featuring France's top companies and organizations surpassing a whopping $10...
Uzbekistan, China Strengthen Ties In Digital Technologies And AI
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. A delegation from China met with Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, to discuss ongoing reforms and future plans in the digital sector, Trend reports. The...
Turkish company to fund 8 km metro line to New Tashkent.
Kun.uz
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August 15, 2025
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
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August 15, 2025
(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 imports meat products worth $420.5mn in 7M25
Daryo
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August 14, 2025
Uzbekistan’s beef imports have doubled in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to data published by the Customs Committee. Source: Daryo From January to July 2025, the country imported meat products worth...
Uzbekistan, Hong Kong Move To Establish Direct Flights
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. Deputy Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, Jasurbek Choriyev, met with Chang Man Hin, Deputy Chairman of JDB Group Limited from Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China, Trend...
Uzbekistan, AIIB Reaffirm Partnership On Key Infrastructure Initiatives
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan Ilkhomjon Umrzakov held talks with a delegation from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) headed by Xiaohong Yang,...
Uzbekistan’s space ambitions: Samarkand bids to host the world’s largest space congress.
Kun.uz
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August 14, 2025
The global space sector, once dominated by the USSR, later Russia, the United States, and Europe, has rapidly diversified. Today, countries like India, China, and other emerging economies are taking prominent positions in the space race. According...
Uzbekistan doubles EV imports to 20,873 units in 7M25
Daryo
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August 14, 2025
Imports of electric vehicles (EVs) to Uzbekistan have reached an all-time high, doubling in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the Customs Committee reported. Source: Daryo Between January and July 2025,...
Uzbekistan could take over 100 years to reach high-income threshold, says World Bank
Daryo
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August 14, 2025
The World Bank has released a report on accelerating economic growth in Europe and Central Asia, analyzing how long developing countries in the region may take to catch up with high-income nations. Source: World Bank According to the report, three...
Intrepid Travel strengthens Central Asia presence with Uzbekistan office
TTG Asia
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August 15, 2025
Intrepid Travel is expanding its destination management network with a new country office in Uzbekistan, scheduled to open later this year. This move reinforces Intrepid’s Central Asia network as demand grows, with bookings to Kazakhstan,...
Uzbekistan Sees Steady Rise In Industrial Enterprises In 1H2025
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 14. As of July 1, 2025, a total of 59,010 enterprises are operating in the industrial sector of the republic. According to data obtained by Trend from the National Statistics Committee, this...
Uzbek President reviews plans to expand waste recycling in Uzbekistan
UzDaily
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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...