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On October 26, Baku hosted the international conference 'Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan: Shared Historical Heritage, Islamic Civilization and Modern Scientific Cooperation'. As part of the event, the Center of Islamic Civilization and the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum on joint research.
Shahnoza ErgashevaOn the morning of October 27, users in Uzbekistan were able to add cards of local banks to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Apple named eight supporting banks, Google nine. There has been no official government announcement of the launch yet, and Uzbekistan is still absent from the list of countries on Apple's website.
Otabek YusupovShavkat Mirziyoyev met with workers of the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. According to Zamon.uz, over ten years 58,000 hospital beds have been created in the country, the volume of medical services has tripled, and the pharmaceutical sector has set a goal of covering 70% of needs with local production.
Sevara AzamovaA delegation of entrepreneurs from the Surkhandarya region held direct talks with business circles in Afghanistan's Balkh province. The parties named promising areas — poultry farming, textiles, construction materials, food industry, and mining; the head of Balkh's industry and commerce department estimated the potential trade turnover between the two countries at $5 billion. It was also agreed that Afghan doctors would visit the AKFA Medline medical center in Termez.
Otabek YusupovA joint order of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services, registered with the Ministry of Justice on 23 October 2026, updates the procedure for determining tariffs and the composition of costs for drinking water, wastewater disposal, hot water and heating for entities for which utility services are not their core activity. The document does not provide for any increase in the tariffs themselves.
Aziz KarimovAccording to a survey covering 140 countries and more than 140,000 people in 2025, Uzbekistan took third place in the world in the share of people expressing high trust in science — 63.8%. Meanwhile, the global level of trust fell from 80% to 72% over five years.
Aziz KarimovIFCB council member Mahmud Usmon said the council suspended its partnership with IMAN Invest after reviewing suspicious transactions. According to him, a commission of financiers, lawyers and a Sharia auditor concluded that the company's management disposed of entrusted funds in violation of Islamic finance, and that returning part of the money to investors is currently impossible.
Aziz KarimovAfter a diplomatic démarche from Tashkent, Iranian embassies in Armenia, China, Zimbabwe and other countries removed posts from the social network X in which Samarkand was described as part of Persian civilization. The trigger was US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Samarkand on October 19.
Otabek YusupovClimatologist Erkin Abdullakhatov spoke about the weather for the coming week: overnight frosts down to −2 degrees in Karakalpakstan and Khorezm, daytime warming up to +25, the risk of harmful particle accumulation during calm conditions, and recommendations for vulnerable groups and farmers.
Otabek YusupovOn October 26, at a meeting with filmmakers, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced a number of initiatives: the Kohinur sanatorium in the Nizhnechirchik district will be fully transferred to film professionals, 300 industry workers will receive free vouchers annually, professional unions will be merged into a chamber of representatives of the film sector, and part of Chilanzar street housing the studio has been proposed to be named Uzbekfilm.
Aziz KarimovThe President of Uzbekistan visited the Uzbekfilm studio, where sets are being built for the film 'Husayn' about the childhood of the great scholar Ibn Sino. The film is commissioned by the Center for Children's Content Development and is part of the 'road map' through 2030 for studying and popularizing the scientific legacy of Abu Ali ibn Sino, including preparations for the 1050th anniversary of his birth.
Aziz KarimovFergana's Neftchi lost at home to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad 1:2 in the third round of the AFC Champions League Elite league stage. Jamshid Iskanderov opened the scoring from the penalty spot, but Youssef En-Nesyri's winning goal came in the final minute. After three rounds, the Uzbek club sits ninth in the table with three points.
Aziz KarimovOn October 26, Fergana's Neftchi lost at home to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad in matchday 3 of the AFC Champions League Elite. The visitors equalized before the break, and the winning goal from a free kick was scored by substitute Youssef En-Nesyri. This is the Uzbek club's second consecutive defeat; after three matchdays it has three points.
Aziz KarimovFollowing an open dialogue with the president, a decree on developing the film industry has been signed: plans include creating a Film Scholars Club and a Chamber of Representatives of Uzbekistan's Film Sector, developing a program for applying artificial intelligence in film production, and establishing Oʻzbekfilm as the unified national brand with the renaming of several institutions.
Javlon TursunovThe JETOUR and SOUEAST brands presented five hybrid models in Uzbekistan: the JETOUR G700, T1-iDM and T2-iDM, as well as the SOUEAST S08 DM and S06 DM. According to Kun.uz, the lineup expansion is accompanied by the development of the dealer network, support for car owners and plans for cooperation with a local partner.
Aziz KarimovVice-President of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan Shahlo Turdikulova has been elected vice-president of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for Central and South Asia for 2027–2028. According to the Academy of Sciences, she became the first representative of Uzbekistan and Central Asia in the TWAS leadership in the academy's entire history. She will take office on 1 January 2027.
Aziz KarimovFrom October 20 to 24, 2026, the families of children who died or became disabled in the Dok-1 Max case fully received their compensation. According to Gazeta.uz, over three years only 20% of the amount was recovered from the convicted individuals, while the remaining 80% was paid by the state. After the payments, responsible officials began visiting the families of the victims.
Aziz KarimovOn October 21 in Paris, the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation and Centre Pompidou signed an agreement on long-term partnership. As part of the cooperation, an exhibition is planned to present the art and culture of Uzbekistan to an international audience.
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