Tax payment procedure for solo entrepreneurs and self-employed will change from January 1, 2026, the Ministry of Economy and Finance proposed in the Budget Message for 2026-2028.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber at its November 25 session passed draft amendments to the Administrative Liability Code in the first reading, the chamber's press service said.

President Mirziyoyev okayed the establishment of an Uzbek-French University in Tashkent. The deal on establishing the university was inked in March during President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's state visit to Paris.

The Chirchik Interdistrict Economic Court suspended the factory operations at Maxam-Chirchiq chemical plant in Tashkent province Wednesday until identified deficiencies are rectified, the press service of the Supreme Court said.

The Central Asian countries are working on creating a critical metals (CRM) production hub, Ural Yusupov, Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology of Uzbekistan, said at the Central Asia-European Union Economic Forum.

Public hearings on the Uzbekistan nuclear plant project will take place held on December 23 in the Farish district of the Jizzakh province, the Atomic Energy Agency (Uzatom) under the Cabinet of Ministers said.

The United Kingdom and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) convened a high-level breakfast roundtable to explore strategies for creating enabling environments for women’s leadership. The event featured the Rt Hon. Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former UNDP Administrator, alongside senior women leaders from all branches of power in Uzbekistan.

Uzbek Technological Metals Plant and Solvomet R&D team at KU Leuven University signed a cooperation agreement to implement European hydrometallurgical technologies in Uzbekistan at the EU Critical Raw Materials Week in Brussels, the plant's press service said.

Climate change has caused temperatures in Uzbekistan to rise nearly three times above the global average over the past sixty years, leading to more frequent droughts, according to a new Atlas of Environmental Change launched today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

At a session of the Samarkand province council of people's deputies Tuesday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev outlined the province's achievements and new development goals.

On the night of November 24-25, environmental checks were conducted in Tashkent city and the Tashkent province, the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change.

Countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) should urgently push to make more efficient use of existing economic assets and invest in the capabilities of its firms and people to unlock faster growth, according to a new World Bank report released today.

Between 25 and 27 November, European Commissioners Jozef Síkela and Marta Kos will be in Uzbekistan to advance the development of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor aimed at linking Europe and Central Asia within 15 days. The Corridor is a flagship initiative of the EU’s Global Gateway investment strategy in the region to foster prosperity and stability in Central Asia, South Caucasus, Turkiye, Europe and other countries along the Corridor.

Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev spoke about the Tashkent to Charvak toll road project at the presentation on November 19 at the third public-private partnerships roundtable.

On November 28, after Friday prayers, all mosques in Uzbekistan will offer a congregational prayer of al-istisqa (prayer for rain), the Muslim Board said.

The Competition Development and Consumer Protection Committee has expanded the list of companies with superior bargaining power, the Committee’s press service said.

Journey time between Tashkent and Samarkand on the new high-speed railway will be reduced to 1.5 hours. This follows from a presentation by Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev at the third public-private partnership roundtable discussion.

Today, the president Mirziyoyev signed Urgent steps to improve the environmental situation in the capital Decree. The decree has formed a commission to implement urgent steps to improve the environmental situation in Tashkent.

Chief of the Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva signed order appointing Komil Allamjonov as the Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, representing the Presidential Administration in the United States, the president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree aimed at increasing efficiency in state-owned enterprises. It establishes new requirements for the activities of companies with a government holds stake of 50 percent or more.