Kazakhstan experienced a 1.1% increase in the monthly consumer price index in January 2025, up from 0.9% in December 2024. The rise was driven by higher food prices, which increased by 1.4%, paid ...

Uzbekistan saw a rise in inflation, with the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 0.72% in January 2025. According to the latest report from the Statistics Agency, this was an uptick compared to ...

Uzbekistan's first privately held airline, Qanot Sharq, has successfully maintained its status as the country's second-largest carrier in 2024, following the state-owned Uzbekistan Airways, according ...

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim have agreed to initiate a new phase of innovative development in bilateral relations, strengthening economic, ...

Uzbekistan and Switzerland signed an agreement between Uzbekistan's Minister of Justice, Akbar Tashkulov, and the Swiss Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Konstantin Obolensky on February 6, to return ...

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed major transport infrastructure projects, including the establishment of a dry port in the Navoi region in collaboration with the AD Ports Group (UAE) on February ...

Uzbekistan's startup carrier, Centrum Air, has surpassed an impressive milestone, carrying over 500,000 passengers in 2024, its first full year of operations. According to a representative of the ...

Uzbekistan aims to employ 5.2mn people, lift 1.5mn out of poverty, attract $42bn in foreign investment, and boost exports by over $30bn in 2025. On February 3, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a ...

Over the past three years, Uzbekistan’s service sector has seen significant expansion. More than 1.5mn people have gained permanent employment in the industry, while the sector's total volume has ...

Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in early December 2024, Iran has stepped up its presence in Central Asia, marking a shift in its foreign policy priorities. The loss of Syria as a critical ...

Over the past 7 years, a total of UZS 2.3 trillion ($177.7mn) in preferential loans and UZS 265bn ($20.5mn) in subsidies have been provided to support homesteaders and peasant farms. This financial ...

Templeton Global Investments, a leading investment manager under Franklin Templeton, has been appointed as the Trustee and Manager of the National Investment Fund of Uzbekistan (UzNIF). This ...