AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWages & Jobs: Uzbekistan’s average monthly nominal accrued wage rose 18.4% year-on-year to UZS 7.09mn in 1H 2026, with Tashkent leading (UZS 12.01mn) and Kashkadarya lowest (UZS 4.86mn), while banking and finance paid the most. Crypto Policy: Uzbekistan launched the Beshkala Mining Valley in Karakalpakstan, a tax-incentivized, state-licensed crypto mining zone running through 2035, allowing grid, renewables and hydrogen power and requiring crypto sale proceeds to be kept in Uzbek banks. Energy Governance: President Mirziyoyev dismissed the energy minister over fuel-and-power reliability failures and appointed Sherzod Khodjaev, after reports of thousands of grid outages in June–July. Trade & Connectivity: Uzbekistan pledged to buy 100,000 tonnes of Afghan cotton and expand transport and investment links, while Afghan and Uzbek firms signed 25 deals worth $50m in Mazar-i-Sharif. Regional Business: A Kyrgyz-Uzbek business forum in Bishkek focused on industrial cooperation, joint ventures, agro-processing and pharmaceutical localization. Research & Heritage: New findings suggest silk production in southern Uzbekistan dates to around 2000 BCE, and UNESCO added multiple new world heritage sites globally, including in North Africa and the Middle East.
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