Uzbek Technological Metals Plant and Solvomet R&D team at KU Leuven University signed a cooperation agreement to implement European hydrometallurgical technologies in Uzbekistan at the EU Critical Raw Materials Week in Brussels, the plant's press service said.

Climate change has caused temperatures in Uzbekistan to rise nearly three times above the global average over the past sixty years, leading to more frequent droughts, according to a new Atlas of Environmental Change launched today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

At a session of the Samarkand province council of people's deputies Tuesday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev outlined the province's achievements and new development goals.

On the night of November 24-25, environmental checks were conducted in Tashkent city and the Tashkent province, the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change.

Countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) should urgently push to make more efficient use of existing economic assets and invest in the capabilities of its firms and people to unlock faster growth, according to a new World Bank report released today.

Between 25 and 27 November, European Commissioners Jozef Síkela and Marta Kos will be in Uzbekistan to advance the development of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor aimed at linking Europe and Central Asia within 15 days. The Corridor is a flagship initiative of the EU’s Global Gateway investment strategy in the region to foster prosperity and stability in Central Asia, South Caucasus, Turkiye, Europe and other countries along the Corridor.

Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev spoke about the Tashkent to Charvak toll road project at the presentation on November 19 at the third public-private partnerships roundtable.

On November 28, after Friday prayers, all mosques in Uzbekistan will offer a congregational prayer of al-istisqa (prayer for rain), the Muslim Board said.

The Competition Development and Consumer Protection Committee has expanded the list of companies with superior bargaining power, the Committee’s press service said.

Journey time between Tashkent and Samarkand on the new high-speed railway will be reduced to 1.5 hours. This follows from a presentation by Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev at the third public-private partnership roundtable discussion.

Today, the president Mirziyoyev signed Urgent steps to improve the environmental situation in the capital Decree. The decree has formed a commission to implement urgent steps to improve the environmental situation in Tashkent.

Chief of the Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva signed order appointing Komil Allamjonov as the Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, representing the Presidential Administration in the United States, the president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree aimed at increasing efficiency in state-owned enterprises. It establishes new requirements for the activities of companies with a government holds stake of 50 percent or more.

The National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change has required industrial enterprises to halve their emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere by December 1.

The President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on November 18, approving a new program of steps in the field of environmental protection.

Uzbekistan-bound remittances reached $15.8 billion from January to October, recording a 25% increase compared to the same period last year, the Central Bank said in a report Sunday.

Weather conditions that impede the mixing of air layers will prevail in Tashkent and other provinces of Uzbekistan until the end of next week, according to a Sunday report by Uzhydromet. An improvement was previously forecsted for November 24.

Meeting of chiefs of water and energy authorities of the three countries under the chairmanship of Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov took place in Almaty Sunday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who landed to attend the next meeting of the strategic dialogue between the two countries' foreign ministers Friday, the presidential press service said.

Dry and warm weather will prevail across Uzbekistan this weekend, Uzhydromet said in a forecast. Air temperatures will range from 0 to +5°C at night, dropping to -2°C in some places in the north, and from +13 to +18°C during the day. This is 2-4°C above long-term average.