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The Committee for Competition and Consumer Protection examined 116 promotions and discounts at 58 retail outlets and identified 65 violations — from prizes not being awarded to discounts applied only to installment payments. Based on the results, the agency proposed digital oversight: a QR code with price history, advance registration of promotions, and digitization of price changes.
Aziz KarimovThe Tashkent regional department of the Competition Committee fined Akhangarancement for failing to fulfill contracts with the firms Sarkor-Ishonch-777 and East, concluded in November-December 2025. The company did not ship cement on time and failed to properly fulfill its obligations under exchange trades. The appellate board upheld the decision.
Sevara AzamovaUzbekistan's Competition Committee reported that since the beginning of the year it has conducted 16,057 monitorings of outdoor advertising and signage. Language requirement violations were identified in 4,496 cases — about 28%. The shortcomings are being addressed, and explanations have been given to entrepreneurs.
Javlon TursunovThe Competition Committee of Uzbekistan reported that in the first eight months of 2026, accredited laboratories tested 558 product items across 60 types. Violations of quality and technical requirements were found in 73 items. Materials have been sent to the Technical Regulation Agency and the Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing Committee for product withdrawal.
Javlon TursunovUzbekistan's Committee for the Development of Competition issued preliminary consent for VEON UZB Holding Ltd to acquire 100% of Rubicon Wireless Communication shares (the Perfectum brand). The deal was announced on October 19 at approximately $207 million, including about $93 million of debt. Conditions include maintaining Perfectum's independence for at least 3 years, freezing 5G FWA tariffs for 12 months, and protecting subscriber data.
Dilnoza RahimovaOn 13 October 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan introduced amendments to advertising regulation, simplifying the placement of advertising materials on vehicles owned by legal entities. Stickers with trademarks and information about a company's activities can be applied under a notification procedure via the Unified Portal of Interactive Public Services (EPIGU), and the advertising place passport will be issued automatically and free of charge — previously the fee was 396,000 soums.
Dilnoza RahimovaUzbekistan's Competition Committee reported that following an audit, about 22 billion soums in unjustified utility charges were recalculated for citizens who temporarily lived away from their permanent registration. Data on some subscribers was outdated, and new subscribers were not entered into the system. The Committee proposed integrating billing systems with migration databases and monthly recalculation for subscribers abroad.
Nilufar KarimovaTerritorial administrations of the Competition Committee studied the pricing of paid medical services in Karakalpakstan, Samarkand and Syrdarya regions. Violations were identified: hundreds of millions of soums were excessively collected from consumers, cases have been opened and instructions issued to return the funds.
Nilufar KarimovaThe antitrust regulator has begun examining the pricing practices of taxi aggregators after, against the backdrop of Yandex Go technical outages, competitors' ride prices rose several times over during peak hours. The Committee recommended revising price-setting algorithms, fixing payout failures to drivers, and unblocking drivers who were blocked without justification. If violations are found, an inspection is promised.
Nilufar KarimovaUzbekistan's Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights has begun studying the prices and services of taxi aggregators against the backdrop of technical failures at major services and multiple price increases during peak hours by competitors. The agency will verify the justification of price increases and signs of unfair competition, and also called on services to revise pricing algorithms, fix withdrawal glitches, unblock drivers, and pay out bonuses. After the Yandex Go outage on October 11–13, demand for Uklon,
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