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Uzbekistan airline hack reveals data on U.S. government employees
A hacker claims to have stolen information on hundreds of thousands of people — including U.S. government employees — after breaching an international airline. Straight Arrow News obtained a sample of the data, allegedly taken from Uzbekistan...

Leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan make joint statement on high-level meeting outcomes
First, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, made a press statement, News.Az reports, citing AZERTAC. Statement by Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov - Dear representatives of the media....
Trump names Uzbekistan-born close aide – and Musk foe – Sergio Gor ambassador to India
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 — President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi. The 38-year-old Gor rose quickly in conservative...

Trump names Sergio Gor as U.S. ambassador to India amid rising trade tensions
Gor, 38, currently serves as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office. By AB Wire President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will nominate Sergio Gor, a close aide, as the next U.S. ambassador to India, a post that will come...

Avaza will host trilateral summit of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
On August 22, a summit in the “Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan” format will be held in the “Avaza” National Tourist Zone. At the invitation of the National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Presidents of Uzbekistan...

Uzbekistan and Qatar Agree on Joint Projects in …
Economy 22/08/2025 Uzbekistan and Qatar Agree on Joint Projects in Pharmaceuticals, Construction, and Tourism Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 20–21 August, the Minister of Investments, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratov,...

Uzbekistan and Türkiye Expand Cooperation in Textile Industry
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — With the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Türkiye and Arikan Group, a roundtable was held with representatives of leading textile companies, including Kipaş Holding, Molcem Nano, and Elif Iplik. The...

Uzbekistan and Tianjin Rail Transit Discuss Cooperation in Metro and Railway Development
Economy 22/08/2025 Uzbekistan and Tianjin Rail Transit Discuss Cooperation in Metro and Railway Development Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 22 August, the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted a...

Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Strengthen Cooperation in Healthcare
Uzbekistan 22/08/2025 Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Strengthen Cooperation in Healthcare Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Ministry of Health hosted a meeting between Minister Asilbek Khudayarov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan Agree on a Cooperation …
Uzbekistan 22/08/2025 Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan Agree on a Cooperation Roadmap Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the National Leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman...

TBC is acquiring OLX Uzbekistan, an online marketplace for buying and...
Tbilisi (GBC) – TBC Bank Group PLC (TBC PLC) is acquiring a controlling stake in OLX Uzbekistan, aiming to expand its digital banking ecosystem in Uzbekistan. The group will purchase shares of the online classifieds platform from OLX Group, which...

Central Bank of Uzbekistan Reports Growth in Job Vacancies and Migrant Remittances
Finance 22/08/2025 Central Bank of Uzbekistan Reports Growth in Job Vacancies and Migrant Remittances Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has published a report on the labor market for the second quarter of 2025....

From Regional Platform to Global Pivot: Can the SCO Reinvigorate Multilateral Trade in a Time of Tariff Tensions?
China 23/08/2025 From Regional Platform to Global Pivot: Can the SCO Reinvigorate Multilateral Trade in a Time of Tariff Tensions? Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — As Washington imposes new tariffs, the already fragile global trade network...

Uzeltekhsanoat Holds Talks with Leading Chinese Companies on …
Economy 22/08/2025 Uzeltekhsanoat Holds Talks with Leading Chinese Companies on Joint Projects Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A delegation led by Mirziyod Yunusov, Chairman of the Uzeltekhsanoat Association, paid a working visit to the...

Market Services in Uzbekistan Exceed 542 Trillion Soums …
Economy 22/08/2025 Market Services in Uzbekistan Exceed 542 Trillion Soums in First Seven Months of 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The volume of market services provided in Uzbekistan from January to July 2025 reached 542.6 trillion...

SOCAR Begins Development of Oil Field in Uzbekistan …
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that the state-owned company SOCAR has begun developing an oil field in Uzbekistan. According to Aliyev, this marks a new stage in the development of energy...

Uzbekistan lags behind regional peers in wage growth – Central Bank.
According to the Central Bank, in the long term this trend may reduce purchasing power and weaken demand for domestic goods and services. In recent quarters, the growth of real wages in Uzbekistan has been relatively lower compared to neighboring...

Uzbekistan and Chinese Biotech Firm Plan Joint Agri-Projects
Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Ilzat Kasimov, met with representatives of China’s Xinjiang Huijia Biotechnology to discuss launching joint initiatives in agriculture and biotechnology, including the adoption of...

Uzbekistan sells major gold deposits in Navoi and Tashkent regions to private companies.
In the past three days, three large gold deposits in Uzbekistan – Temirchi and Pirali in Navoi region and Terekli in Tashkent region – were sold at auction for a combined $20 million. In one of the lots, bidding lasted nearly 24 hours, with the...

Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan aim to deepen trade, economic cooperation
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are committed to strengthening their trade and economic ties. Azernews reports that this was stated by Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov, who spoke to journalists on Friday in Avaza. “Our...