Uzbekistan’s road inspectorate found 5,815 violations at construction, reconstruction and repair sites in the first nine months of 2026, issuing more than 2,100 mandatory orders and forwarding 452 administrative cases to courts, even as fines for non-compliance were cut sharply under new legislation.
President Mirziyoyev has announced a $350 million reconstruction of 100 kilometres of the A-380 highway in Qashqadaryo, backed by a proposed ADB loan, alongside major water supply investments for the region.
The Accounts Chamber, the procurement agency and the Presidential Administration’s Compliance Service have agreed a joint programme — including automated bid evaluation, repeal of direct-contract loopholes and public contract disclosure — following a presidential directive issued in February 2026.
Senate Speaker Tanzila Norboyeva told a plenary session on 23 April 2021 that more than 301 billion soum was stolen from over 2,500 state institutions in 2020, as corruption cases among officials rose to 1,723 and irrigation fraud surged nearly tenfold.
Almalyk Mining Metallurgical Complex has defended over $200 million in tenders to foreign firms after a joint OCCRP and Finance Uncovered investigation found dormant companies, hidden common ownership, and disputed electronic signatures on contracts.
Tashkent’s city council has approved a concept to buy 14 five-car trains for the metro, with seven international manufacturers assessed and only China’s CRRC and Russia’s Global Transport Solutions submitting commercial proposals.
The Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee has identified procurement violations worth nearly 2.5 billion soums across cases in Karakalpakstan, Samarkand, Tashkent Region and Tashkent City, initiating formal proceedings and referring officials to judicial authorities for administrative action.
The Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee has identified procurement violations worth more than 8.1 billion soums across six Uzbek regions, initiating cases, imposing fines and cancelling at least one tender after finding rigged evaluations, affiliated bidders and competition-restricting documents.
Enforcement actions in Surkhandarya and Jizzakh regions have resolved competition-law violations in public tenders worth nearly 3.5 billion soums, with financial penalties imposed and administrative cases against responsible officials sent to the courts.
Kazakhstan’s Supreme Audit Chamber has presented parliament with findings of financial losses, expired drugs dispensed to patients, and price markups of up to 600 percent in the public drug procurement system — triggering an unprecedented legal threat from the Health Ministry and calls for sweeping reform.
