The World Bank released today its flagship annual report, Women, Business and the Law (the 2024 WBL), which assesses progress toward legal gender equality worldwide. The 2024 edition features an index that evaluates 190 countries, including Uzbekistan, against 10 indicators: Safety, Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of the Business Support Project, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Uzbekistan. The launch event marks the beginning of a five-year journey towards enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises across four key sectors: information and communications technology (ICT), tourism, textiles, and the green economy.

Former Andijan city mayor Bakhrom Khaidarov, 51, who had been serving a 10-year prison sentence since the end of 2022, has died, which was confirmed by the spokesman of the Prosecutor General's Office.

The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving violence and childcare are taken into account, women enjoy fewer than two-thirds the rights of men. No country provides equal opportunity for women—not even the wealthiest economies.

According to the Republican Center for Seismic Forecasting Monitoring of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, an earthquake occurred in Uzbekistan today at 11:29 AM local time.

On Sunday, March 3, the United States concluded another repatriation flight to Uzbekistan, returning a significant number of Uzbekistani nationals who do not have legal authorization to remain in the United States. This flight is the latest in a series of actions the U.S. Government has taken in response to Uzbek nationals irregularly crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Uzbekistan exported 146.3 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables worth US$ 75.4 million in January 2024. According to the Statistics agency, this figure has increased by 2.2 times or 78.8 thousand tons compared to the same period of 2023.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting green and inclusive lending in Uzbekistan by offering a financing package of up to US$ 20 million (€ 18.46 million) to the country’s leading private lender Ipoteka Bank controlled by OTP Group of Hungary.

Number of foreign-invested enterprises in the country stands at 14,199 as of February 1, 2024. According to the Statistics Agency, 4,675 of them are joint ventures and 9,524 are foreign enterprises.

On February 29, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Children’s Rights (Children’s Ombudsman) Bill into Law with immediate effect.

Tashkent unveiled Tashkent city weather forecast. On March 4−7 it will be without precipitation, with a light is possible on March 8. The temperature at night will be in the +3...+5 Celsius range, and will reach +15...+17 degrees. On March 6-7, fog is possible at night and in the morning.

On the sidelines of the third Antalya Diplomatic Forum, the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on March 2, in Antalya (Turkey),, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) introduced a new initiative to support Uzbekistan’s clean energy objectives – the development of a Green Hydrogen Hub. Green hydrogen is defined as hydrogen energy developed by using renewable energy resources. Hydrogen is emerging as one of the leading options for storing and potentially transporting energy from renewables over long distances.

Petroleum Technology Group purchased the Chinaz oil refinery in the Tashkent province, the respective change was inserted in the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations.

The statistics agency announced the top 10 countries in Uzbekistan's international trade. In January 2024, Uzbekistan's international trade reached US$ 4.2 billion.

The 2024 state program includes the item: Uzbekneftgaz will produce 29.3 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas in 2024, with a number of geological and technical measures scheduled to this end.

Uzbekistan government delegation visited the Chinese city of Kashgar From February 29 to March 1. As part of the visit, on March 1, PM Abdulla Aripov held talks with the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Ma Xinjui.

Footage surfaced online in which a teacher, during a lesson, first beats one of the students, and then severely beats another school student, yeling at her. The girl sits down at her desk, but the teacher continues to beat her.

During President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s trip to the Khorezm province, a groundbreaking ceremony for a 100 MW photovoltaic plant project by French Voltalia took place on Thursday, the president’s press said.

An article entitled "Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan trade surpassed US$ 4 billion in recent years" was published on the Kazinform news portal.