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The Uzbekistan WT taekwondo team at the international tournament in the capital of Qatar won 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. Svetlana Saidova was named the best athlete of the tournament, and the women's team — the best women's team. In the overall team standings Uzbekistan took second place after Tunisia.
Bekzod NazarovAt a meeting on the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated that of 102 types of documents requested when obtaining a loan, 53 duplicate data from information systems, and 22 are unrelated to lending. He also ordered the development of the 'Chim' mahalla as a model and the expansion of the Andijan experience of new financial products.
Javlon TursunovAt a meeting on the comprehensive development of Kashkadarya region, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered that within two months the construction of 747 km of water supply and sewerage networks and 43 infrastructure facilities be completed using 1 trillion soums, which will provide drinking water to 200 thousand residents. Also, 100 billion soums have been allocated for a water pipeline from the Gissarak reservoir, and the task has been set to attract $210 million and $150 million for other water supply projects.
Javlon TursunovOfficers of the Border Troops of the State Security Service, the SSS department for Andijan region and the regional internal affairs department detained two residents of a district of the region while selling 1 kg 971 g of hashish to a conditional buyer for 18 thousand dollars. The detainees resisted. A case was opened under Article 273 of the Criminal Code, and pre-trial detention was applied as a measure of restraint.
Javlon TursunovAt a meeting on the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region, Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced a World Bank-supported project to sow 100,000 hectares of pastures with drought-resistant fodder crops using drones based on Egypt's experience, the creation of livestock complexes, the introduction of new land into agricultural use, and water-saving measures.
Sevara AzamovaGazeta.uz, in partnership with IT Park Uzbekistan, has launched a series of interviews with women founders of startups from the regions of Uzbekistan. The first heroine was programmer Maftuna Karimova from Andijan, who created the Femmy app about women’s reproductive health in the Uzbek language. The app is used by more than 100,000 women in more than 20 countries, the project won a $100,000 grant at the President Tech Award competition and cooperates with the Ministry of Health.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 22, at a meeting on the development of Kashkadarya Region, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the reconstruction of a section of the A-380 highway together with the Asian Development Bank, a 5.5 km extension of the Karshi bypass road, and the construction of two overpasses worth 250 billion soums. Water supply projects for the region were also announced.
Javlon TursunovAt a meeting on the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered the creation of six industrial clusters by the end of the year, the opening of branches of the Kashkadarya SEZ in four districts with infrastructure worth 250 billion soums, the launch of agrodrones production and localization of tractor assembly at the FM World plant, as well as the implementation of a number of energy projects, including the 300 MW Masdar solar plant.
Javlon TursunovThe Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan announced amendments to the instruction on the procedure for opening, maintaining and closing bank accounts. The document was registered on 20 October 2026 under number 3420-3. For entrepreneurs subject to rehabilitation, external administration or liquidation, a special account is opened, and operations on main and auxiliary accounts are suspended. Citizens will be able to obtain information about all their accounts at any bank and open accounts using a biometric passport.
Javlon TursunovAt a meeting on the development of Kashkadarya region on October 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed implementing a $1.5 billion project to produce polymers and petrochemical products based on 430,000 tons of naphtha from the Uzbekistan GTL plant, which is being prepared for privatization. Other projects of the region were also named, along with an instruction to prepare a three-year program worth $20 billion.
Javlon TursunovFirst Lady of Uzbekistan Ziroat Mirziyoyeva was awarded the WHO Director-General's Award 2026 for leadership in developing medical care for children with cancer. The ceremony took place on 22 October in Samarkand as part of the summit 'Investing in Children's Wellbeing' and the II International Congress on Pediatric Oncology and Hematology. The award was presented by WHO European Regional Bureau Director Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat on behalf of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Javlon TursunovOn October 22, the President of Uzbekistan held a meeting on the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region. Sulton Tex Group cluster head Nurbek Ergashev received the title 'Honored Entrepreneur of Uzbekistan', and Abdumannon Khudoyberdiyev — 'Honored Agricultural Worker'. The winners of the 'Young Reading Family' contest are promised two-room apartments in Tashkent. Mirziyoyev stated the goal of making the region free of poverty and unemployment by the end of the year.
Javlon TursunovUzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers amended the 2022 pension assignment regulation. Work periods from 2005–2016 are counted toward the record without an archival certificate if there are entries in the work record book and the employer paid contributions. Care for a child with a disability is confirmed by an electronic medical opinion, maximum supplements are assigned proactively, and applications to transfer a pension upon relocation can be submitted online.
Sevara AzamovaOn 21–22 October, Samarkand is hosting the World Summit 'Investments in Child Well-Being' and the II International Congress on Pediatric Oncology. Around 600 representatives from more than 100 countries are taking part. The organizer is Uzbekistan together with the UN, UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank. The adoption of the Samarkand Declaration is expected.
Javlon TursunovOn 21 October, Uzbek para-athletes at the V Asian Para Games Aichi-Nagoya-2026 in Japan competed in seven sports and won 13 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze medals, bringing the team's overall medal tally to 90 medals.
Javlon TursunovThe 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 AzamovaThe 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 TursunovA Cabinet of Ministers resolution of October 19 provides for transferring district and city branches of the Pension Fund to a digital format from 2027. From October to December 2026, the new approach will be tested in the Andijan, Samarkand, Khorezm and Syrdarya regions. Pensioners abroad will also be allowed to confirm their pension entitlement via MyID.
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