The Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan Shirin Amonzoda has met with the Minister of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan Nozim Khusanov in Tashkent. The parties exchanged views on the plans in the field of labor and employment for 2021-2023. Following their meeting, two agreements were signed on cooperation…
The Ukrainian low-cost airline Bees Airline has performed its first flight from Kyiv to Samarkand. A solemn event was held with traditional dances, dishes of national cuisine reflecting the whole flavor of the Uzbek people. The participants were also presented with the tourist potential of Samarkand, and the visitors expressed their intention to visit Samarkand…
The Uzbek government has plans to implement a $138-million project aimed at improving the water supply system in the country’s extreme southeast Surkhandarya region. According to project details, presented on August 11 to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, funds were expected to be raised from international financial institutions. They would be used to build a 400 km-long…
Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region is set to deliver $1.7 billion worth of products until the end of the year. During the first half of the year, it produced goods amounting to some $724 million. The Tashkent region intends to ramp up the implementation of new projects, support for low-power or idle enterprises, effective use of empty…
Uzbekistan’s gross gold and FX reserves as of August 1 amounted to $35.1 billion, according to the data unveiled by the Central Bank. This is by $964 million more than as of July 1. The regulator said that the gold price was the main reason for growth. The country has almost $21.5 billion worth of…
Uzbekistan’s apricot exports plummeted during January-June, going down by almost 50,000 tons YoY. The statistical committee said that the reason behind was frosting, which greatly affected the activities of gardeners in Uzbekistan. Two waves of frosts, which occurred at the end of February and then again in mid-March, affected the yield of stone fruit species…
The Uzbek government has said it would invest nearly $1.87 million into the development of the flower industry. It plans to increase the volume of flower cultivation and flower exports, as well as to promote floriculture among the population. Funds are to be allocated to the newly created Association of Florists for attracting international experts,…