Friday, 29, March, 2024

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Today, the Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov hosted his Kazakh counterpart Ruslan Dzhaksilikov, the ministry's press service said.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide long-term financing of up to 28 million euros to Uzbekistan Airports to upgrade special equipment at Uzbekistan's international airports, the company's press service said.

All gas fields and wells In Uzbekistan will be digitized, the chairman of Uzbekneftegaz Bakhodirjon Sidiqov said. “Today, natural gas is considered the backbone of our energy system, because electricity is mainly produced from gas. Therefore, the sector is aiming to sharply increase the gas production. Therefore, the issue of digitalization was raised,” he told Uzbekistan 24.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made opening remarks in the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Samarkand on Wednesday.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $19.3 million loan to ACWA Power Wind Karatau for the construction of a 100 MW wind farm in Karakalpakstan autonomy.

Adopting artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies could create more than 430,000 net new jobs in just two key industries in Uzbekistan by 2025, but only if the country puts in place favorable policies and invests in skills and training, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.

Schoolgirl, 12, died after being hit by Chevrolet Matiz when she was crossing the road at an unregulated pedestrian crossing on Lutfi street in Tashkent on Tuesday evening.

On May 16, at a meeting of the Kyrgyz parliamentary committee of law and order, combating crime and corruption, MP Jenishbek Toktorbaev presented a bill aimed at eradicating corruption in the civil service.

Today, Deputy PM Jamshid Khodjaev made remarks at the annual EBRD meeting in Samarkand the steps that Uzbekistan needs to take before joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Tashkent court made a ruling against a group of persons suspected of kidnapping, robbery and other crimes. One of the members of the criminal group, wearing the uniform of a traffic police inspector, stopped a citizen on the road and kidnapped him. Through extortion, the criminals obtained 7,000 US dollars from the kidnapped man and demanded more money from him.

On May 15, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration and president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov commented on the degree of freedom of speech in Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the annual national journalism award Oltin Qalam (Golden Pen).

Chinese Xi'an will host the China-Central Asia Summit on May 18-19, Xinhua reported. The Summit will be attended by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The forum will be chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Every year on May 18, more than 150 countries around the world mark the International Museum Day. The decision to celebrate this day was made in 1977 at a regular meeting of the International Council of Museums.

Tashkent’s Chilanzar district criminal court ruled  a man who harassed a female passenger in the subway car for a 5-day administrative arrest. This information was confirmed by the spokesman of the Supreme Court, Aziz Abidov.

President Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to introduce a system of green energy certificates Decree on Tuesday. In line with the document, a system of "green energy" certificates, confirming the generation of electricity using renewable energy sources, is to be gradually introduced:

On May 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to improve accounting for the production, processing and sale of hydrocarbons Resolution, the Ministry of Justice said.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expecting Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to grow by at least 5.2 per cent on average in 2023, according to its latest Regional Economic Prospects report, published today.

The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent in cooperation with American Councils for International Education officially opened a new American Corner in Namangan to provide the community with information about the United States and opportunities to study there; internet access; English Language clubs and more.

Some Central Asian countries are making it clear that they are not ready to take risks and may join the sanctions against Russia, said the Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Galuzin at the III Central Asian Conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club on May 16, TASS reported.

Global payment technology company Mastercard announced the opening of its first official representative office in Uzbekistan during the annual conference of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on May 16 in Samarkand.