Uzbekistan President and German Chancellor sign migration agreement to facilitate legal migration

On Sunday, September 15, in the city of Samarkand, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal Minister of the Interior and Community Nancy Faeser signed a migration agreement with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, AFP reported citing a representative of the German government. The new agreement, prepared over several months, is expected to simplify the legal migration of […]

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Demand for power in Uzbekistan will steadily grow by 7.5% per year : Energy Minister

Demand for power will steadily grow by 7.5% annually until 2030, the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov said at the Russian Energy Week on September 26. “We project that demand will grow by about 7.5% per year until 2030. Now we have 7-8% annually,” he said. According to him, in such conditions, the introduction of new […]

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Malaysian firm vows to help expand drone use in Uzbek agricultural sector

Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Malaysian major robotics firm Meraque Group. This MoM is aimed at improving the Uzbekistan’s agricultural sector, which includes 4.3 million hectares of cultivated land. Meraque Group vowed to invest 20 million Malaysian ringgits in the next three years to set up a production […]

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China Southern Airlines to increase Uzbekistan-bound flights

Meeting with executives of China Southern Airlines took place at the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday As part of the implementation of the agreements reached between the Uzbek and Chinese aviation authorities, where the parties discussed the increasing the air travel services between the two countries and expanding the geography of flights. The parties agreed […]

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Islamic Emirate Appoints Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Zakir Jalali, director of the third political department of the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate, said that Abdul Ghafar Tirawi has been introduced as the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate to Uzbekistan. Jalali added that both parties have agreed on this matter, and the newly appointed ambassador is expected to soon begin his duties […]

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Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan Hold Trilateral Meeting in Kabul

A trilateral meeting of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan was held in Kabul, hosted by the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate, with the participation of the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment of Uzbekistan and the Deputy Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that the […]

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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Enhance Cooperation With New Initiatives

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in ceremonies marking the opening of a number of facilities as part of Mirziyoyev’s state visit to Kazakhstan on Aug. 8. Akorda press service reported that the presidents participated in the official opening ceremonies of the Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University branch […]

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Uzbek-Kyrgyz Expert Council Established to Support Joint Projects

Two state bodies affiliated to the governments of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have established the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Expert Council. The Council, an initiative between the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan and the National Institute for Strategic Initiatives under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, was designed to support the high-level dialogue […]

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IMF estimates Uzbekistan’s GDP at Over $100 Billion

According to a recent assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Uzbekistan’s nominal GDP increased by $10.7 billion (125.6 trillion UZS) in 2023, and now stands at $101.6 billion (1,192.2 trillion UZS). IMF analysts noted that the informal economy is a comprehensive direction. Changes in the structure of the country’s economy by sector were discussed […]

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