AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWorld Cup Momentum: FIFA’s 2026 tournament is set to be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico with a record 48 teams, plus new rules aimed at cutting time-wasting and expanding VAR use. Transit & Connectivity: Uzbekistan and Afghanistan are pushing cargo transit via Hairatan port, while Afghanistan is also being pitched as a future regional rail-and-corridor hub linking Central Asia to South Asia. Agriculture Scale-Up: Mirziyoyev signed a decree to bring 938,000 hectares of rainfed and pasture land into use, with $300m in support and digitized, auction-based land allocation. Energy & Safety: Uzbekistan and ROSEN are expanding oil-and-gas safety cooperation, and Uzbek energy officials joined low-carbon seminars in China. Trade & Industry: Uzbekistan–Türkiye trade hit $653.4m in Q1 2026; textile digitalization talks with China continue; and a new tourism project management system is being rolled out with extra infrastructure funding. Finance & Assets: Hamkorbank bought a Tashkent ministry building for 196.6bn soums, signaling continued state asset turnover.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.
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