"Over the past nine years, you and our people have come a long way. Our economy has been rebuilt, we have expanded market relations and social protection, and strengthened the rule of law. Most importantly, the results of the reforms are felt in every mahalla, in the home of every person."

“The coming year, 2026, will be a year of fundamental change in the development of public administration, the judicial and legal systems, the economy, education, science, medicine, culture, sports, the environment—all areas without exception.”

“Growing domestic demand, price stability, and an abundance of goods indicate an improvement in households’ quality of life." 

“Uzbekistan will never give up its stance on being open. I want to say this openly once again. Let everyone hear this—with both ears. During this period of large-scale renewal, in the era of the New Uzbekistan, we will never deviate from our policy of openness".

“Investment and tourism are darwn to countries where there is robust public security and rule of law, but new threats are reurging from gangs and pressure is mounting on businesses in Uzbekistan.”

In January-November 2025, Uzbekistan's exports in its international trade topped $30.9 billion, rising by 26.2% to the same period last year, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.

“I declared a state of emergency in the fight against corruption for 2026, The corruption is a major threat to the country's development and public trust."

“We are ending a very difficult year in a dangerous context, with changes taking place in the world that no one could have imagined until recently, economic confrontation between countries, and growing security threats.”

Efforts have been consistently continued to expand forest areas, restore degraded lands, and combat desertification as part of Uzbekistan-2030 strategy. This year, the main forest reclamation measures were performed at the dry bed of the Aral Sea and the Aral Sea coast.

“Nine years ago, bringing the economy to $100 billion seemed quite a goal. However, this year, GDP has exceeded $145 billion, which testifies to our people and society being capable of great things.”

"The second priority for 2026 will be switching of the economy to a technological and innovative growth model. In the light of increasing global competition, only countries that produce high-value-added products are gaining a stable position in the world market."

The international congress reaffirmed Moscow’s status as a global center of expertise in business tourism, bringing together professionals from 37 BRICS and Global South countries. Attendance almost doubled compared to last year, reaching 2,500 industry specialists. A diverse program covered the success of leading MICE destinations, the effectiveness of business events, the future of neurotechnologies and the experience economy in the industry, while also enabling a record number of business meetings.

“Uzbekistan hosted a number of major international events, in particular, the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the session of the UNESCO General Conference, the Central Asia-European Union summit, and the international Climate Forum.”

“Expanding multifaceted and mutually beneficial relations with Uzbekistan’s main foreign partners - Russia, China, the United States, Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, India, Pakistan and other countries, will continue to be the focus of attention."

“We will focus on further advancing close cooperation with international and regional organizations and economic institutions. In particular, will continue technological modernization of the economy, infrastructure development, and implementation of sustainable energy and transport projects in cooperation with leading financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

In his address to the nation, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed declaring 2026 as Year of Development of Mahalla and Social Prosperity.

The Health Minister Asilbek Khudayarov and Japan’s Ambassador Shinichiro Nakamura signed exchange notes under Japan’s Economic and Social Development Program on 17 December worth 360 million yen (over $2.3 million), the Japanese Embassy said.

Today at 11:00 a.m., President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will address the nation, his press service announced. The address will be broadcast live simultaneously on the O'zbekiston 24, O'zbekiston (with sign language translation), Mahalla, Madaniyat va Ma'rifat, O'zbekiston Tarixi, Mening Yurtim, Sevimli, Milliy, Zo'r TV, and Renessans TV channels.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Approving Strategy for Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence for 2026–2030 Decree, the presidential press service said.

Photo and video footages from traffic violation cameras in Uzbekistan discovered by foreign experts are the footages that are hosted on a test server where a system is being tested, and it is not a driver tracking system, officials of the Road Safety Service of the Interior Ministry said in a press briefing on Wednesday, commenting on an article published the day before by the American IT publication TechCrunch.