Author: Aziza Rahimova

A presidential decree sets out a phased shift to exchange-based grain trading from 2022, bars government interference in farm operations and restricts state procurement to volumes strictly needed for the national reserve.

The Uzbek president held separate talks with the top diplomats of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, covering trade, joint infrastructure projects and the follow-through on earlier high-level agreements.

The Legislative Chamber has approved a bill that raises the ceiling on agricultural land leases from 30 to 49 years, tightens restrictions on foreign access to sensitive land categories, and eases sublease rules for non-agricultural plots.

Uzbekistan’s prime minister laid out an ambitious package of proposals at the SCO heads-of-government meeting, including a long-term development blueprint, a permanent investment platform and a new mechanism to coordinate food, water and en

Khalilur Rahman, who also serves as Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, made Uzbekistan his first official visit since assuming the presidency of the 81st General Assembly session.

In a message marking Uzbek Language Day, the president urged clearer official documents, broader scientific literature in Uzbek, and stronger AI and speech-recognition tools for the state language.

At a video dialogue reaching more than 60,000 young people, the president declared every Thursday a mandatory day for officials to visit schools and neighbourhoods, and announced Tashkent will host the Global Youth Movement for Peace this y

The ceremony in Saint Petersburg marked the formal start of work on an integrated nuclear plant combining small modular reactor technology with large-scale power engineering, with the IAEA director general joining by video link.

Uzbekistan’s construction minister told parliament that more than 720 multi-storey buildings in Tashkent were built without architectural permits, the General Prosecutor’s Office is handling the cases, and a new law introduces prison terms of up to seven years for repeat or fatal violations.

AUGA chief Sohibjon Murodov says Big Four firms — not the agency itself — screen privatisation bidders for ties to senior officials, but key details of how those checks work remain publicly unexplained.

Seven bribery cases documented over roughly twelve months in Uzbekistan — ranging from $3,000 extorted for a council seat to $60,000 paid for a property ruling — expose how officials exploited control over land, law enforcement and local politics for personal gain.

Javlonbek Ismatov, accused of leading repeated raids on the Karakuton quarry of the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, has been extradited from Russia to face charges of theft, money laundering and assault totalling more than $1 million in alleged losses.