The Cabinet of Ministers posted the draft Measures to organize the production of drugs based on biotechnologies Resolution on Wednesday.

The Kazakh authorities have decided to lift restrictions on crossing the land border with Uzbekistan. According to the press service of the government, given the stabilization of the epidemiological situation, the interdepartmental anti-coronavirus commission from April 11 this year decided to lift restrictions on the crossing of the state border of Kazakhstan by citizens of Kazakhstan, stateless persons and foreigners at land checkpoints with Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation and Kyrgyzstan.

Activity in February was confined to a small number of banks, with significant changes at one or two once again dominating the story. Uzbekistan was the largest seller in the month, decreasing its gold reserves by 22t to 339t – the lowest level of gold holdings since December 2020.

On April 2, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Introduction of a system of mandatory digital labeling of medicines and medical devices Resolution, Norma.uz reported.

Incident with the use of firearms occurred on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz state border on Tuesday, the press service of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan said.

On April 5, 2022, the Senate held a regular meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council. Reportedly, compared to 2020, last year the number of cases sent to prosecutors and the judiciary increased by an average of 3 times. Every year, the state levies financial damage caused by corruption offenses.

133,000 labour migrants returned to Uzbekistan from Russia in Q1 of 2022, the External labor migration agency’s survey found. Reportedly, 40% of citizens said they wanted to return to Uzbekistan due to unemployment and exchange rate instability.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with Acting Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on April 5, the press service of the head of state reported.

On April 4, the President signed the Measures to ensure safety and reduce score of deaths on highways Decree. The Decree underscores that the number of road traffic accidents leading to death in the country remained high.

On April 5, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the presidential press service said.

On April 2, the Cabinet of Ministers issued the Introduction of a system of mandatory digital labelling of household appliances Resolution, Norma.uz reported.

Administrative regulation for registering let or free use agreements of real estate within the tax authorities were approved by April 2 government's resolution, the Ministry of Justice said.

Uzbekistan Airways resumes Tashkent to Paris regular flights two years later, the company said on Tuesday. Flights will be operated from April 29 to June 10 twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.

On April 1, President of Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting Speaker of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova. She thanked the Uzbek leader for the warm welcome, conveyed sincere greetings and best wishes from the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

On May 7-8, Sulim Padang village in the Boysun district will host an open folklore festival Boysun bahori, during which centuries-old folk values ​​and traditions will be sung.

Judge of the Tashkent City Arbitration Court was caught red-handedly when taking a bribe. He demanded $4,000 in return for a ruling in favor of the defendant, the Prosecutor General's Office said.

State Statistics Committee unveiled data from which countries Uzbekistan mainly imported cars in January-February. Reportedly, in January-February 2022, China, on 3,436 cars, was the top exporter of passenger cars to Uzbekistan - China.

Uzbek fencer, Zukhriddin Qodirov, won a gold medal at the World Junior and Cadets Saber Championships on April 2-10 in Dubai. He became the first world fencing champion, the National Olympic Committee said.

Soum /Russian ruble currency pair (UZS/RUB _TOM instrument) trades were launched at the Uzbek Republican Currency Exchange (UzRCE) on March 24, during which 80 million rubles worth of transactions were entered into.

The Cabinet of Ministers posted draft Introduction of system of value-added tax refund (tax free) for goods purchased by foreign citizens when crossing the border of Uzbekistan Resolution for public input.