Twenty new pedestrian overpasses are expected to be built in Tashkent during four years for $8.52 million. Their locations have not yet been revealed, leading the experts and public to worry about the real necessity of the structures proven to be inconvenient.
The Climate council will be set up under the president of Uzbekistan. It will be the highest consultative body under the president on issues of mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Urgench airport will resume operation from 5 August, three days earlier than scheduled. It was closed on 20 July for capital reconstruction of the runway.
Pomegranate juice drink Royal, produced in Afghanistan, has been found to contain excessive amount of coloring agent Azorubine (E122), a controlling body said. This dye can have an adverse effect on children’s activity and attention.
Prime minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni made a short stop in Tashkent on her flight from China. Foreign minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov met her at Tashkent airport.
Slowing down of YouTube in Russia will not affect the work of the video hosting platform in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of digital technologies said.
Zarnigor Rakhimova, school graduate from Bukhara province, took bronze medal at the European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI). Ucell helped Uzbekistan’s girls team to take part in the competition in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
President of Uzbekistan will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan on 7−8 August. He will also attend the Consultative meeting of the heads of Central Asian states in Astana on 9 August.
Akiko Fujii has been appointed as new UNDP resident representative in Uzbekistan. She has over 25 years of experience with UNDP, having served as resident representative in the Maldives and deputy resident representative in Vietnam and Fiji multi-country office.
Tuition fees at public universities in Uzbekistan will increase by an average of 15%. This is the first adjustment of the fees in four years.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan lowered the policy rate below 14% for the first time in seven years as pro-inflationary risks decrease. Headline inflation is expected to be at 9% by the year end and will approach the 5% target by the end of 2025.
Money transfers to Uzbekistan increased by 25% in the first half of 2024, reaching $6.5 billion. This figure is twice the Central Bank’s preliminary forecasts. Remittances from the US, Germany, South Korea and Poland grew significantly, while Russia’s share continuing to decline.
Diyora Keldiyorova won a historic gold medal at Paris Olympics, becoming Uzbekistan’s first Olympic champion in judo and the first female medallist in judo.
Elections to the parliament and local councils in Uzbekistan will be held on 27 October. The election campaign starts from 26 July, the Central election commission announced.
In the second half of the week, daytime temperatures in Uzbekistan are expected to reach +40…+43 degrees Celsius, with the southern and desert regions experiencing up to +44…+45 degrees.
Nodir Ganiev, who previously served as ambassador of Uzbekistan to Sweden, has been appointed as ambassador to France.
Manfred Huterer, previously German ambassador to Belarus, has been appointed as ambassador to Uzbekistan. Foreign minister Bakhtiyor Saidov received him.
The biggest and most stubborn barrier to ending AIDS is not medical. It’s the persistent HIV-related stigma and discrimination and criminalization of HIV transmission and behaviours, writes Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe Central Asia.
A new tourism brand will be developed for Uzbekistan. The contest should be completed by October. The current brand has been used since 2013.
A new joint venture with the American company Sayar has been established to produce alternative heating from medical waste in Uzbekistan. State medical institutions and other organizations will pay for heating at special tariffs.
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