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Economy

Accounts Chamber identifies violations worth 12 trillion soums in public procurement and finances over nine months of 2026

The Accounts Chamber of Uzbekistan summarized the results of its audit for January–September 2026, identifying financial violations worth 2 trillion soums and violations in public procurement worth 10.2 trillion soums. The agency recovered 250.2 billion soums into the budget and referred materials worth 4.8 trillion soums to law enforcement agencies. The effectiveness of inspections increased thanks to the introduction of AI, and in September 2026 the chamber's leadership changed: Alisher Samadov became the new chairman.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
Economy

Deputies sent the public procurement bill back for revision, citing corruption risks

The bill on improving public procurement, which would allow procedures to be deemed valid with a single supplier, was not approved at its second reading in the Legislative Chamber on 13 October. Deputies Saidullo Azimov, Zafar Khudoyberdiev and Speaker Nurdin Ismoilov pointed to corruption risks, restrictions on competition and contradictions with the Civil Code. The document was returned to the committee.

Javlon Tursunov
4 min read
Economy

Uzbekistan proposes simplifying the issuance of certificates of origin for goods and reducing fees for them

The Agency for Industrial Cooperation and Public Procurement has put up for discussion a draft resolution under which exporters with a local production certificate will be able to obtain a certificate of origin within one working day, while the basic fee for issuance will drop from 35% to 24% of the BSV. The discussion will last until November 3.

Dilnoza Rahimova
2 min read
Economy

Telecom Soft cancels 10 billion soum tender after reports of two companies sharing one address

Telecom Soft held an electronic tender for the procurement of video surveillance equipment for automated road traffic control systems with a starting price of 10 billion 316 million soums. The Chinese company HAC Smart Technologies was declared the winner with a bid of 657 thousand dollars, with HMN Smart at 698 thousand dollars as the reserve. The Kun.uz outlet, citing the Revizor channel, noted that both companies share one office address in Tianjin and have nearly identical websites. The next day, the procurement commission canceled the tender.

Dilnoza Rahimova
2 min read
Economy

Violations worth almost 10 billion soums identified in Uzbekistan's public procurement

The Antimonopoly Committee of Uzbekistan, following a review of public procurement, identified violations related to restriction of competition in a number of contracting organizations. The total value of these procurements amounted to almost 10 billion soums. Violations were recorded in the Andijan, Fergana, Jizzakh, Namangan, Navoi and Samarkand regions.

Nilufar Karimova
2 min read