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Uzbekistan GTL Privatisation Begins With Debts Undisclosed and Trial Under Way
Uzbekistan has begun formal preparations to privatise the $3.42 billion Uzbekistan GTL plant, with an IPO also under consideration, but the…
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ADB Shifts Focus in Uzbekistan From Roads to Semiconductors and Special Zones
The ADB's representative in Uzbekistan says the bank will prioritise semiconductor manufacturing and special economic zones over traditional infrastructure, aiming to…
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Wizz Air to Deploy Uzbek-Speaking Cabin Crew After Passenger Complaint
Wizz Air will place Uzbek-speaking staff on all its Uzbekistan flights in 2025 after the Competition Committee investigated a passenger who…
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Uzbekistan Doubles Land-Use Fines for Unauthorised Occupation from 2018
Amendments to Uzbekistan's Tax Code that took effect on 1 January 2018 set fines for unauthorised land use at four times…
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Uzbekistan outsources conflict-of-interest checks on privatisation buyers to Big Four firms
AUGA chief Sohibjon Murodov says Big Four firms — not the agency itself — screen privatisation bidders for ties to senior…
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Turkish Courts Weigh Allegations That Uzbek Tycoon Seized Bodrum Hotel Through Fraudulent Cheque
Batyr Rakhimov, the Uzbek businessman and former owner of the Paxtakor football club, faced sustained negative coverage in the Turkish press…
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ADB Lends Uzbekistan $200 Million to Modernise Creaking Power Grid
The Asian Development Bank will lend Uzbekistan $200 million to reconstruct 60 substations, cut transmission losses and unlock grid capacity for…
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Businessman Batyr Rakhimov Elected Head of Uzbekistan Tennis Federation in Unanimous Vote
Batyr Rakhimov, long-serving president of the Pakhtakor football club, was unanimously elected chairman of the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation on 17 February…
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Senate Speaker: Over 301 Billion Soum Stolen From Budget Institutions in 2020
Senate Speaker Tanzila Norboyeva told a plenary session on 23 April 2021 that more than 301 billion soum was stolen from…
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Uzbekistan Tennis Federation Installs Kapitalbank Founder and Former Pakhtakor Chief as New Chairman
Batyr Rakhimov, founder of Kapitalbank and former long-serving president of Pakhтakor football club, was elected chairman of the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation…
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