Power & Influence
Reporting on political influence, governance, institutions and reform.
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Karakul Resident Rejects 10 Million Soum Bribe Demand After Accessing Anti-Corruption Audio Guide
A visually impaired resident of Karakul district identified and refused a 10 million soum cash demand linked to a land subsidy…
→Healthcare and Education Named Top Corruption Risk Sectors for Women in New UNDP-Backed Study
A joint study by UNDP and the Anti-Corruption Agency, presented at a Tashkent roundtable on 25 May 2026, found that healthcare…
→1.2 Trillion Soums Allocated to Citizen-Voted Projects as Participatory Budgeting Reaches New Scale
The Ministry of Finance and UNDP convened an international forum in Tashkent on 30 August 2022 to assess the expansion of…
→New Scientific Models Completed to Track Dust Storms Across the Southern Aral Sea Region
A large-scale study completed in Nukus on 7 May 2025 has produced two new analytical tools for monitoring dust migration across…
→Six Energy Deals Worth $4.7 Billion Signed as Mirziyoyev Orders First National Master Plan
Six major energy projects worth $4.7 billion were signed at a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who also ordered the…
→Low Pay, Abuse and Bribery Are Pushing Teachers Out of Public Schools
A third of the country's teachers have been rated unsatisfactory in their own subjects, base salaries remain well below a presidential…
→Fergana Summit Yields $350 Million Industrial Pipeline and Wildberries Logistics Hub
Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khojayev and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov led talks in Fergana that produced plans for…
→Household Energy Use Falls 13–21% After Tiered Tariffs Replace Blanket Subsidies
Average monthly electricity consumption per household fell from 212 kWh in 2023 to 184 kWh in 2025, while gas use dropped…
→128 Oil and Gas Blocks Opened for Investment as Propane Market Heads to Private Sector
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced the preparation of 128 new oil and gas investment blocks carrying estimated reserves of 5.8 trillion…
→Energy Equipment Localization to Receive $850 Million as Jizzakh Industrial Zone Targets Nuclear Supply Chain
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 12 localization projects worth $850 million targeting energy storage control modules, wind turbine components and high-voltage…
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