Russia’s Gazprom is planning to procure about 15 billion cubic meters of gas from Asia in 2016, Deputy head of Gazprom Export Mikhail Malgin said. Gazprom Export decreased purchase of natural gas from Turkmenistan from January 1, and increased purchase of gas from Uzbekistan. The Uzbek and Russian sides reached agreement on purchase of the…
Uzbekistan Havo Yollari (Uzbekistan Airways) has started executing regular flights on Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes from on September 5. According to the press service of the airline, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet will be used to carry out internal flights. Uzbekistan Havo Yollari will conduct flights on route Tashkent-Urgench-Tashkent and Tashkent-Nukus with the new airplane.…
Cabinet of ministers of Uzbekistan has adopted a resolution stipulating increase of the fee rate for entry and transit of vehicles from Tajikistan since September 1. Starting from September 1, trucks and buses coming from Tajikistan while crossing the state border of Uzbekistan will pay an additional fee of $180 for entry or transit through…
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a decree “On increasing the sizes of salaries, pensions, stipends and social allowances” on August 22. The document was adopted at increasing income and life standards of population, as well as strengthening social support of citizens of Uzbekistan. According to the decree, the salaries to workers of budget organizations,…
Consortium of South Korean companies completed construction of the second combined-cycle gas turbine with capacity of 450 MW at the Talimarjan thermal power plant in Kashkadarya region. The second block started to generate electricity. The third block will start its operation by the end of 2016. With full realization of the project production capacity of…
Uzbekistan Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) started to transport carfo via new railroad Angren-Pap. According to the company, over 10 trains with various cargoes run on Angren-Pap railroad a day. The company said it would soon send 20 trains a day. Uzbekistan Temir Yollari said that currently there were all conditions for transportation of cargo to…
Uzbekistan attracted 89 grants for $47.7 million in the second quarter of 2016, the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan said. In the reporting period, Uzbekistan attracted 42 grants for $20 million to healthcare, education and improving skills of employees and 12 grants for $2.1 million to social protection and development of culture. 11 grants for…