India opens market to Uzbek chilli, pomegranate after Modi visit, with strict plant-health curbs
14:10:28
Following the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Uzbekistan on August 29-30, India has allowe...
Gold smuggling attempt to India stopped at Namangan Airport
14:01:55
Authorities at Namangan Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle gold bars and jewelry worth roughly 1.1 bill...
Azerbaijan's ABB acquires majority stake in Davr Bank
12:09:25
The International Bank of Azerbaijan (ABB, Azərbaycan Beynəlxalq Bankı) has acquired a controlling 51% stake in Da...
Embassy of Israel and Samarkand State University sign grant agreement to support research on history of Jewish community of Samarkand
11:16:48
The Embassy of the State of Israel in Uzbekistan and Samarkand State University signed an agreement providing a resea...
Textbooks to fully adopt new Uzbek alphabet by 2031
11:11:38
School textbooks are set to be fully transitioned to the updated Uzbek Latin alphabet between 2027 and 2031. That's a...
Archaeologists excavate ancient burial ground in Surkhandarya
10:56:02
Archaeological excavations are underway at the Ozod monument in Shorchi district, Surkhandarya province, the Cultural...
Media outlets to face mandatory single-alphabet rule under new bill
10:31:56
All mass media outlets will be required to operate using a single alphabet once the bill on the updated Latin alphabe...
Serbia calls new labor migration deal with Uzbekistan historic
10:23:08
Serbian Minister of Labor, Employment, Veterans' Affairs and Social Policy Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski ...
Senate approves bill to toughen penalties for border tunnels
09:22:14
At its September 10 plenary session, the Senate approved a bill on amendments to further step up guarding a...
Senate approves bill reforming Latin alphabet
07:29:54
The Senate has approved a bill amending the Latin-Based Uzbek Alphabet Implementation Law, greenlighting a long-discu...
How a judge and a banker conspired to fix a court case
07:23:48
A judge and a bank official caught taking bribes in Sirdaryo province have been sentenced. 39-year-old...
Serbia to open embassy in Tashkent
06:49:51
Serbia plans to open an embassy, a move that could significantly simplify visa procedures for its citizens,...
Government proposes allowing ground-floor apartments to host retail businesses without rezoning
05:58:58
Ground-floor apartments in multi-story residential buildings may soon host retail businesses and service centers with...
Central Asia marks 20 years of nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty
05:49:02
Foreign ministers from the five Central Asian states issued a joint statement marking the 20th anniversary ...
Uzbekistan and Serbia begin drafting free trade agreement
05:47:12
Tashkent and Belgrade have begun drafting a free trade agreement that would establish zero tariff rates on goods on a...
Import duty rates to be set by law after WTO accession, decree says
2026-09-09
The country plans to shift to setting import duty rates by law once it joins the World Trade Organization. ...
Talks explore Tashkent-Jakarta route and pilgrimage tourism ties with Indonesia
2026-09-09
Officials are discussing the launch of direct flights between Uzbekistan and Indonesia, the Tourism Committ...
Uzbek bride in Türkiye denies stealing wedding gold
2026-09-09
An Uzbek woman who married into a family in Türkiye has been accused of stealing gold jewelry gifted b...
Household bank debt rises 18.8% to $20.3 billion over the past year
2026-09-09
Outstanding household loans from banks grew 18.8% over the past year. The Central Bank reported that most o...
New decree gives state temporary say over strategic enterprise sales
2026-09-09
A special temporary state participation right will be implemented for privatization of strategically import...
