The board of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan decided to keep the refinancing rate at 9%, the bank said in a message. “This level of refinancing rate meets the tasks of holding effective monetary policy aimed at keeping inflation within its target forecast parameters, as well as stimulation of investment activity and the maintenance of…
Uzbekistan Airways served 2.471 million passengers in 2016, down by 4% YoY, says a message on the air company’s website. In 2016 the company carried out 22,387 flights, down by 3.8% YoY. The volume of the air company’s cargo transportations amounted to 43,800 tons in 2016, up by 4.8 YoY. Uzbekistan Airways is a monopoly…
The American-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting. Representatives of some 30 major US companies, including General Motors, General Electric, Caterpillar discussed the current state and priority directions of economic and investment cooperation, aimed at further strengthening mutually beneficial business relations between Uzbekistan and the United States. The Uzbek side at the meeting was…
Active investment policy in the past year resulted in the implementation of 164 projects worth $5.2 billion and the creation of 5329 new jobs. 9 projects were implemented in the oil and gas industry, 20 in non-ferrous metallurgy, 5 in the electricity sector, 3 in mechanical engineering, 13 in electrical engineering, 17 in light industry,…
Uzagroexportbank, a joint stock commercial bank, will be created in Uzbekistan to support manufacturers and exporters in the agricultural sector, according to the decree of the Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The founders of the newly established bank with an initial registered capital of 10 million euros will include the Fund of the Reconstruction and Development…
Uzbek exporters and regional and district khokims continue negotiations on exports to foreign countries, including European states, at Green Week, an international agricultural exhibition. On the fourth day, exporters met representatives of Central Investments Worldwide L.P. and Better International Trade (UK), GIZ (Germany), Avietes (Lithuania), Befresh (Israel), Greenfield Agro and Shri Niwas Dall & Besan…
Uzbekistan Airways announced it planned to launch flights to Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Lahore (Pakistan) in 2017. The company is also working on flights to Mumbai (India) and Guangzhou (China). Director-General Valeriy Tyan said Uzbekistan Airways bought 4 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners and went ahead with Tashkent 4, a new passenger terminal expected to serve 1,500…