Tashkent Metro will stop accepting plastic tokens for travel on December 1. “In connection with the introduction of an automated payment system for travel on public transport, we inform that from December 1 our subway will stop accepting tokens for travel,” the press service of the enterprise has reported. “For the convenience of the payment…
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev set a goal to increase the capacity of solar and wind power plants in Uzbekistan to 8,000 MW until 2026, presidential press service has reported. Nearly $6 billion worth of components and materials will be needed to build new solar and wind power stations. The head of the state instructed to develop…
In January-October, the enterprises in Uzbekistan manufactured 356.1 trillion soums worth of industrial products, the republic’s State Statistics Committee reported. The volume of industrial production increased by 9.5% compared to the same period last year. The manufacturing industry accounted for 82.9% of all industrial production, mining industry and open-pit mining – 9.6%, electricity, gas, steam…
The volume of gross foreign exchange reserves of Uzbekistan amounted to $35.21 billion on November 1, increasing by $797.1 million MoM, the Central Bank reported. Last month, the physical volume of gold in reserves fell by 0.2 million troy ounces (about 5.7 tons), to 12.1 million troy ounces (about 376.3 tons) for the first time…
The closure of Samarqand airport is prolonged until December 15 due to construction works of a new airfield complex and new air navigation equipment. All flights will remain to be redirected to other international airports such as Navoi, Bukhara and Karshi, from where a ground transfer will be provided for passengers to Samarkand. In addition,…
The young people in Uzbekistan who don’t have jobs or study make up 24% of all the youth at the age of 16-24. Unemployment is especially high among girls – 4 times higher than among boys, the World Bank has stated in a report on youth unemployment in Uzbekistan. 18 million people in Uzbekistan fall…
Uzbekistan and Turkey intend to launch the system enabling to ensure the electronic exchange of permit forms for the carriage of goods, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport has reported. As part of the first stage of its implementation, the Ministry of Transport for the first time organized a test car rally using E-Permit. On November 6,…