Uzbekistan has agreed a zero customs tariff on mobile phone imports as part of WTO accession talks, a move that could cut handset prices by 5% but cost the state budget up to 400 billion soums a year.
Lawmakers have voted to formally question the head of Uzbekistan’s technical regulation agency after an MP told parliament that nearly half of the country’s 33,000-plus active standards are outdated or non-compliant with international requirements — a problem she said is directly impeding WTO accession.
