According to the president’s Additional measures to expand non-cash payments and reduce the share of the shadow economy Decree signed earlier, starting January 1, 2026, companies will accept electronic payments via a single QR code generated by banks. This requirement will become mandatory starting July 1, 2026, and the absence of a QR code shall be deemed a violation of trade regulations.

Today the president signed Additional measures to expand non-cash payments and reduce the ratio of the shadow economy Decree, the Ministry of Justice said. It stipulates that starting April 1, 2026, payments for some goods and services will be accepted only in non-cash form:

The data from the sample household surveys conducted by the National Statistics Committee in January-September 2025 show the distribution of the population in the country by type of housing.

At a government meeting the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev was provided information on steps to transform neighborhoods into areas free of unemployment and poverty and job creation program, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekneftegaz has ongoing projects worth over $10 billion. This was announced by the company chairman Bakhodirjon Sidikov told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel Friday during the launch ceremony of new energy facilities in Uzbekistan.

On December 9, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Mohammed bin Sulayem, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the FIA General Assembly in Tashkent, the presidential press service said.

Journalists do not just die – they are killed. The number of murdered journalists has risen again, due to the criminal practices of military groups — both regular and paramilitary — and organised crime. At least 53 of the 67 media professionals killed over the past year are victims of war or criminal networks, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a report.

At 1:15 a.m. on December 8, a Boeing 747-400 cargo flight of Air Atlanta Icelandic landed at the Tashkent International airport and brought 93 tons of live cattle from Liege, Belgium, Uzbekistan Airports said.

The press service of the Tashkent province governor’s office responded to the public outcry on social networks regarding the allocation by the office of 4.5 billion soums ($375 thousand) for a parking lot for the Tashkent province prosecutor's office in Nurafshan city (Tashkent province’s administrative center) as per the decision made by the governor’s office.

Rain is expected overnight and in the morning of December 10 in Tashkent city. Nighttime temperatures will drop to 0 to -2 degrees Celsius, with daytime highs of +4 to +7 degrees, Uzhydromet said.

Rare aircraft, the An-124-100M Ruslan cargo plane belonging to the Ukrainian Antonov Airlines, which took off from Urumqi Airport in China landed at Tashkent International Airport on Monday.

$750 million China Town Namangan residential and business district project was launched in New Namangan town of Davlatabad district of Namangan province Friday, the Namangan provincial governor’s office said.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is marking 10 years of empowering women-led small and medium-sized enterprises across Central Asia and Mongolia. This flagship programme combines finance, know-how and networking to foster inclusive growth and resilience for women entrepreneurs and their businesses.

Construction of Sultanhovuz Reservoir will commence in 2026 in Bayavut District of Syrdarya province, announced the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a visit to the province Thursday.

As reported earlier, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev backed the roadmap for creating Tashkent’s transport effective management system Thursday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Pardoning a group of persons serving a sentence who sincerely repented of their deeds and firmly embarked on the path of correction Decree.

Reforms in Uzbekistan are entering a decisive phase, and every constitutional provision must become a benchmark for action in the life of the state and society. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated this in his congratulatory address on the occasion of Constitution Day (December 8).

Uzbekneftegaz and Azerbaijan's SOCAR have launched a mineral exploration and production project in the Ustyurt area of Karakalpakstan, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy said.

Explosion occurred in an explosives workshop of Shams Ltd mining firm in Kagan district of Bukhara province Saturday morning, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed ceremony of commissioning of power facilities and launching other power projects entitled Powering the Future: Sustainable Energy For New Uzbekistan at the Tashkent International Congress Center Friday.