The average gross monthly salary in Uzbekistan reached 6.83 million soums in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 17.4% increase compared to the same period last year, the National Statistical Committee said in a report.

A massive brawl broke out between migrant laborers from Uzbekistan and Bangladesh at a poultry farm in Priladozhsky village, located in the Kirovsky district of Russia's Leningrad region.

Uzbekistan plans to launch its first national astronaut into space by October 2028, Muhiddin Ibrohimov, Deputy Director of the Uzbekcosmos Agency said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed proposed expansion plans for the Tashkent Metro, the presidential press service said. The ambitious project aims to boost daily ridership to 1.8 million passengers by 2030, a significant increase from the metro's current daily average of about 786,000 commuters.

Social media users have begun reporting instances of being summoned by tax authorities due to a high volume of peer-to-peer (P2P) card-to-card transfers and large financial turnovers on their bank cards. These incidents were notably highlighted by the popular Telegram channel Potrebitel.uz.

The Tashkent province governor’s office convened to discuss the project for a new toll road, the office’s press service. Negotiations are underway to reconstruct a 71-kilometer stretch—spanning from kilometer 6 to kilometer 77—of the 4R12 highway connecting Bektemir, Chirchik, Gazalkent, and Charvak.

A production sharing agreement (PSA) was signed between Uzbekneftegaz, Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, and British Petroleum (BP) during the Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan - 2026 international conference, the Ministry of Energy said.

During its latest plenary session, the MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed the Status of Military Personnel and Their Social Protection Bill in its first reading, the press service of the chamber said.

Uzbekistan is introducing a new system for streamlining mandatory regulatory requirements, the Ministry of Justice said. Currently, market operations are governed by approximately 20 separate documents containing more than 500 fragmented requirements. The systematization effort is expected to consolidate and eliminate over 30% of these requirements.

The Uzbekistan Energy Forum 2026 kicked off today in Tashkent. This year’s discussions addressed both the local agenda and regional cooperation, featuring participation from Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, and heads of relevant agencies from CIS countries.

Uzbekistan is analyzing certain card-to-card (P2P) money transfers within the retail sector to curb the shadow economy and ensure transparency in the tax system. The Tax Committee stated that this process aims to ensure economic fairness and support entrepreneurs operating strictly within the law.

Employees of a bank in Tashkent allegedly embezzled $500,000 from an individual’s savings account using forged documents. A criminal investigation is currently underway following the discovery of the fraud.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting focused on improving state management in food safety and supporting livestock production, the presidential press service reported.

No cases of hantavirus have been registered in Uzbekistan, and the epidemiological situation remains stable, the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Nurmat Atabekov reported.

A press conference featuring the national team head coach Fabio Cannavaro is now taking place at the National Football Center. The coach's replies to some of the quaestions: 

The Uzbekistan national football team has announced its preparation roadmap for the 2026 World Cup, the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) press service reported.

In Uzbekistan, the buyback rate for surplus solar energy produced by businesses could drop from 800 soums per kWh to just 250 soums. This issue was raised during a Liberal Democratic Party meeting with business owners on May 4. One entrepreneur shared his concerns:

The president today Shavkat Mirziyoyev recently reviewed a presentation outlining new measures to slash red tape in governmental services.

A senior assistant to a judge at the Surkhandarya province court attempted to leverage his official position for personal gain, the State Security Service (DXX) reported.

Between January and March, Uzbekistan’s natural gas production totaled 9.6 billion cubic meters (BCM), marking a 15% decline compared to the 11.3 BCM produced during the same period in 2025, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.