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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Sulton Tex Group textile cluster in the Kashkadarya SEZ. The cluster invested $54 million in a fabric production and dyeing complex with 840 jobs. New projects worth $70 million and $17 million are planned, creating 4,790 jobs.
Javlon TursunovUzbekistan's InfinBANK has signed an agreement to place $300 million in Eurobonds. The exchange of documents took place between the bank's principal shareholder Farkhod Mamatjanov and the head of Oppenheimer & Co. Max Lami, with participation of representatives of the governments of the United States and Uzbekistan.
Javlon TursunovAt a session of the Legislative Chamber on October 13, deputy Odiljon Mamadaliyev reported that a significant share of citizens' appeals concerns waste collection and removal and the charging of fees for services not actually rendered. The deputies supported sending a parliamentary inquiry to the director of the Waste Management Agency, Sharifbek Khasanov.
Javlon TursunovAt a conference involving Uzatom, Rosatom, and Uzbek companies, participants discussed the construction of the world's first integrated NPP with VVER-1000 and RITM-200N reactors, the creation of joint ventures, localization of production, and training of specialists.
Sevara AzamovaShavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law on October 20 reducing the regulatory burden on entrepreneurs in the sphere of tax disputes. Amendments to the Tax Code and the Economic Procedure Code allow challenging the suspension of account transactions in an economic court and provide for the prompt cancellation of such decisions after a number of violations are resolved.
Sevara AzamovaChairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbaeva led the Uzbekistan delegation at the 15th plenary session of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking States (TURKPA) in Bishkek. She delivered a speech on artificial intelligence, met with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov and Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh Marlen Abdrakhmanov.
Javlon TursunovAt a meeting of the US-Uzbekistan Business and Investment Council, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced work on deploying American small modular reactors and modernizing Uzbekistan's power grids. He also named areas of cooperation: critical minerals, quantum technologies, aviation, and investment. He did not specify details of the reactor projects; earlier, Uzatom denied the State Department's report of an obligation to purchase reactors.
Javlon TursunovMinister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services Sherzod Khidoyatov stated that a new system for technical maintenance of educational institutions is being developed in the country with the involvement of the private sector. The first stage will be the certification of all schools and kindergartens, and the launch of the system is expected next year.
Sevara AzamovaBy resolution PCM-581 of October 20, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan approved a regulation on the free and preferential provision of Ministry of Digital Development infrastructure to social AI projects. Startups, universities and scientific organizations will be able to receive up to 10 million tokens per month for LLMs and up to 120 GB of GPU memory for free, as well as purchase tokens at a 50% discount. Project selection will be held on a competitive basis twice a year.
Sevara AzamovaUnits of the 201st Russian military base from Tajikistan made a march of more than 300 km through the mountains of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and arrived at the 'Termez' training ground. The joint tactical exercises 'Khamkorlik-2026' will take place from October 20 to 27 with the participation of UAVs, robotics, and Mi-24 helicopters.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 21, a two-day World Summit “Investing in Children’s Well-Being: A Path to Sustainable and Equitable Development of Future Generations” began in Samarkand. First Lady of Uzbekistan Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Zamin Foundation, delivered opening remarks. The forum brings together representatives of more than 100 states, including the UN, WHO and specialized organizations. Investments in children’s health, education, social protection and safety are being discussed.
Javlon TursunovBy a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan dated October 19, 2026, a regulation on the procedure for state registration of medical and pharmaceutical workers was approved. From January 1, 2030, only registered specialists will have the right to engage in professional activity — for five years. From July 2027 to January 2030, registration will be voluntary.
Sevara AzamovaA resident of Uzbekistan, placed in a temporary detention center for violating Russia's migration legislation, was released and returned to her homeland together with her child. Her son had been in an orphanage in Novosibirsk. Staff of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan held negotiations, issued the woman a certificate for return, and handed the child over to her at Tolmachevo airport. Over the past week, the consulate helped five children return home.
Sevara AzamovaChairman of the Board of JSC Uzbekneftegaz Abdugani Sanginov held a meeting with a CNPC delegation led by its president Zhou Xinghuai. The parties discussed expanding oil and gas cooperation, projects of the companies Xibu, BGP, CCDC and CNLC, drilling relief wells at the M-25 field, diversification of petroleum product supplies, opening a CNPC representative office in Tashkent, and support for the branch of the Gubkin University.
Javlon TursunovUzbekistan'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 TursunovPresident of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit the Kashkadarya region on Wednesday, October 21. According to the press service of the head of state, he will review work in industry, agriculture and education, visit mahallas, take part in a ceremony launching projects and starting construction of new facilities, and also hold a meeting on the comprehensive development of the region.
Javlon TursunovAccording to the regulation approved by Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan resolution No. 572 of September 17, 2021, teachers with the right to lifelong retention of their qualification category are not subject to mandatory attestation, but may participate in it voluntarily. If they fail to score enough points in an extraordinary attestation, their current category and salary are retained.
Javlon TursunovThe Central Bank of Uzbekistan approved a new version of the regulation on the special legal regime (the 'regulatory sandbox') in the field of financial services. The document was registered by the Ministry of Justice on October 19, 2026 and replaces the regulation from October 2022. Participants will be divided into three tracks — innovation, acceleration and technological partnership; for acceleration, testing is limited to 12 months with an extension of up to 6 months, while the 3-year term remains for the others. Advertising of services from the 'sandbox' must indicate that the service is provided in test mode; non-residents will also be able to participate.
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