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Uzbekistan Freezes 80 Billion Soums in Construction Funds Over Quality Failures
Deputy Construction Minister Kozim To'laganov told the Senate that nearly 80 billion soums in project funding has been frozen pending correction…
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Uzbekistan Lets Taxpayers See Where Their Income, Land and Property Taxes Were Spent
A new module on Uzbekistan's openbudget.uz portal, launched 1 January 2026, lets citizens log in and trace how revenue from their…
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Seven Bribery Cases That Defined a Year of Official Corruption in Uzbekistan
Seven bribery cases documented over roughly twelve months in Uzbekistan — ranging from $3,000 extorted for a council seat to $60,000…
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Three Closed Trials Open Against Former MIA, SGB and State Assets Officials
Closed trials have opened in Tashkent against former MIA deputy minister Bekmurod Abdullayev and 29 co-defendants, ex-State Asset Management Agency head…
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Kapitalbank Founder and Pakhtakor Ex-President Takes Helm of Uzbekistan Tennis Federation
Batyr Ikramjanovich Rakhimov, founder of Kapitalbank and former Pakhtakor FC president, was elected chairman of the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation on 17…
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Gold Thief Extradited to Uzbekistan After Looting State Mining Quarry
Javlonbek Ismatov, accused of leading repeated raids on the Karakuton quarry of the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, has been extradited…
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Uzbekistan’s Audit Chamber joins Latvia forum to deepen state audit cooperation
Supreme audit officials from Uzbekistan and Latvia met in Riga on 18 August 2026 at a high-level forum with EU Eastern…
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Aksa Enerji to Extend Uzbek Grid Management to Three More Regions
Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji plans to sign agreements within a week to manage electricity distribution networks in Tashkent, Jizzakh and…
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Almalyk Mining Defends $200M in Tenders as Fraud Allegations Go Unanswered
Almalyk Mining Metallurgical Complex has defended over $200 million in tenders to foreign firms after a joint OCCRP and Finance Uncovered…
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Son of Alleged Smuggling Tycoon Spent $3 Million on London Mosque
A company owned by Nur Muhammed Palvan, son of an alleged Central Asian smuggling tycoon, paid $3 million for a north…
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