President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the "Nurafshon Maxsus Texnika" (Nurafshon Special Machinery) plant in the city of Nurafshon.

During its latest session, the Legislative Chamber passed a bill aimed at intensifying the crackdown on IT-related crimes and forwarded it to the Senate.

The Tashkent City Administration has announced a temporary road closure in the Sergeli district. Traffic will be halted on Sogdiana Street, from its intersection with Yangi Sergeli Street to its intersection with Jaloyir Street, starting at midnight on July 23, 2026, until midnight on July 26, 2026.

During a joint raid conducted by Eco-police officers from the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change and the Ohangaron District Police Department, the remains of a Siberian ibex were discovered being sold in the Kuksaroy neighborhood.

A traffic police officer driving an official Chevrolet Tracker patrol car struck and killed a 75-year-old pedestrian in Samarkand, the Samarkand Province Traffic Safety Department said.

A new transport interchange worth 240 billion soums has been constructed on the border of Tashkent’s Bektemir district and the Urta Chirchik district of the Tashkent province. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inspected the facility during his visit to the Tashkent province on July 22, the presidential press service said.

Law enforcement authorities have shut down two criminal groups in the Bostanlyk district of Tashkent province following a violent conflict over control of beaches at the Charvak Reservoir. A total of 13 people have been detained, the outlet Zamon.uz reported, citing the provincial department of the State Security Service (DXX).

Construction has begun on a new toll highway between Tashkent and Samarkand, valued at nearly $2.2 billion. Once operational, the road will cut travel time between the two cities from 5 hours to 2.5 hours, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko waded into the debate over Uzbek labor migration on July 21, telling a government video conference that Uzbek citizens hoping to "make serious money" would be better off looking for work in Russia. The remark came just weeks after a group of migrant workers from Andijan complained publicly about low wages in Belarus.

The Central Bank plans to implement new requirements for obtaining microloans, the Bank said in its 2025 financial stability review. The regulator identified rising credit risk in the microloan segment as one of the main threats to financial stability.

A driver who slapped a scooter rider following a traffic accident in Tashkent’s Uchtepa district is facing legal action. Administrative charges have been filed, and the case documents have been forwarded to the court.

As part of efforts to improve Uzbekistan's pension system, a proposal has been put forward to raise the current cap on the maximum pension amount. Plans are also underway to introduce a voluntary funded pension scheme, change the pension calculation procedure, and roll out new digital services.

The former chairman of Uzbekneftegaz, Bahodir Sidikov, and eight other individuals have been sent to trial. The defendants are accused of embezzlement through misappropriation or theft, abuse of power or official authority, and official forgery. Charges have been brought under multiple sections of Articles 167, 205, and 209 of the Criminal Code.

A massive BelAZ mining dump truck ran over an employee pickup truck at the Muruntau mine, operated by the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat (NMMC). Information regarding the accident began circulating on social media and was later confirmed by the company's press service.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced that a new privatization program will put 1.3 thousand real estate properties, 8,000 hectares of land, and state shares in 66 enterprises on the market, with a total valuation of 100 trillion soums.

A criminal case against Akmalkhon Ortikov, former director of Uzbekistan's Agency for Management of State Assets, has been referred to court.

A swimmer drowned in the Bozsu Canal in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent, the capital's Department of Emergency Situations. The tragedy occurred in the afternoon of July 21.

Starting July 23, Russia will restrict imports of regulated agricultural products from five Uzbek exporters, the Russia’s federal veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor reported.

Uzbekistan is planning a sweeping reduction in fines, payments, fees, and bureaucratic procedures for entrepreneurs, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said today at the government meeting reviewing the results of the first half of the year and outlining tasks for the remainder of it.

Uzbekistan and Pakistan have agreed in principle to route bilateral transit trade through China as the closure of trade corridors through Afghanistan and renewed fighting between Iran and the United States leave Islamabad with fewer reliable links to Central Asia, officials familiar with the matter said.