Power & Influence
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Uzbekistan Widens Financial Regulatory Sandbox With Three Testing Tracks
Uzbekistan's Central Bank has restructured its financial regulatory sandbox, adding three testing tracks, opening applications to foreign firms, and requiring consumer…
→Nearly 5,000 Lifts Past Their Service Life as Uzbekistan Races to Modernise
Construction minister Sherzod Khidoyatov told parliament that 4,973 lifts have exceeded their service life, while a presidential decree orders nearly 5,000…
→Tashkent’s 720 Unauthorised Tower Blocks Become a Test for Uzbekistan’s Building Laws
Uzbekistan's construction minister told parliament that more than 720 multi-storey buildings in Tashkent were built without architectural permits, the General Prosecutor's…
→Uzbekistan’s Constitutional Court to stream hearings live under new law
A revised law signed by President Mirziyoyev on 14 October requires Uzbekistan's Constitutional Court to livestream hearings and introduce digital case…
→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…
→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…
→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…
→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…
→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…
→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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