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From January 1, 2022, businesses will be able to defer the payment of property and land taxes if they purchase land plots and (or) buildings and structures with an area of ​​more than 1000 sq. m. for a period of 6 months. This is stated in the presidential decree of November 2.

The inauguration of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take place on November 6 at 11:00 AM, the Legislative Chamber said today.

Two 32 MW gas turbine units will be erected at the Tashkent CHPP until 2024, with the Turkish company Çalik Energy will act as the general contractor for the project, the Thermal Power Plants reported.

On November 3, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), consisting of representatives from 35 states of the Americas, unanimously granted Uzbekistan a permanent observer status.

Uzbekistan's contribution to the fight against global warming will be enhanced: the country has significantly increased its commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions by 2030.

The president’s son-in-law Oybek Tursunov increased his stake in Kapitalbank to 50%, the Spot.uz said with reference to the stock exchange data.

The Central Bank unveiled plans to liberalize regulated prices (for electricity, gas, heat supply, communal services) within the framework of the conceptual draft of the Main axes of monetary policy for 2022-2024”.

A WTO Secretariat team, led by Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen, visited Tashkent from 26 to 30 October for a series of meetings concerning Uzbekistan’s bid for WTO membership.

The chief of the State Authority for Control in the Sphere of Informatization and Telecommunications (Uzkomnazorat) Golibsher Ziyaev was sacked by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev "for erroneous and uncoordinated actions," said the president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov.

Four out of ten containers with humanitarian cargo for the Aral Sea zone are ready for shipment and they will be delivered from the United States to Uzbekistan, Dunyo news agency reported.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put Uzbekistan on the list of countries with an unknown risk of coronavirus infection, the company’s website reported.

The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday hosted the new ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Yusef al-Otaibi, the Foreign Ministry said.

The Board of the Central Bank approved a provisional conceptual draft Monetary Policy Guidelines for 2022 and 2023-2024, the Bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) distributed 385,000 student textbooks and teacher guides to 208 public schools in the Namangan and Syrdarya regions as part of a pilot program conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan to improve student learning outcomes in the country. 

During a press briefing, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov expressed his opinion on the nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan. “First of all, we proceed from the assumption that this is a purely economic project. There can be no political prejudices or political preferences here. Why do we emphasize this? Because there were various speculations around the project in various media,” he said.

The State Assets Management Agency presented for discussion a Cabinet of Ministers draft Measures to improve the management system of traditional markets and shopping centers and the gradual reduction of state’s stake in them Resolution.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov told in what case Uzbekistan will not recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. “The issue of recognizing the Taliban governments is, of course, on the agenda. We will move towards this together with our allies and partners. But the terms set for the Taliban are so serious that it is very dangerous to react to them separately.

The Russian Railways are ready to cooperate with the Uzbekistan of to prepare a feasibility study for the Trans-Afghan railway project, the company said.

A joint tactical and special drill of special units of the armed forces of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Qalqon-2021 kicked off in the Guards garrison.

Russia delivered military equipment to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in 2021, including aircrafts and missile systems, the Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev told RBC.