Uzbek authorities are removing more head scarves from more women in deveilings as the "hudjum" campaign has moved westward to the capital, Tashkent. Qishloq Ovozi, working with RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) – Uzbekistan’s government plans to sell off almost 500 state assets over the next two years in an ongoing drive to expand the private sector in this former Soviet nation. Media ...

Uzbekistan is on a mission to woo foreign investors, touting a massive privatization drive that will see the state relinquish some control over an economy in which it retains a heavy hand. However, ...

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN / ACCESS Newswire / October 31, 2025 / Tashkent, Uzbekistan banking sector is experiencing a period of major structural change, marking a steady shift from state dominance toward ...

Uzbekistan’s privately held oil player Sanoat Energetika Guruhi (SEG) will step up exploration efforts at its licence blocks on the Ustyurt Plateau in the north-western part of the country. SEG ...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, November 24. The World Bank (WB) believes that integrated landscape management approaches and climate-smart technologies in areas with the highest adaptation potential are ...

Russia has begun natural gas exports to Uzbekistan in a bid to increase its political influence in former Central Asian Soviet republics facing economic challenges. Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev of ...

Uzbekistan has embarked on a campaign to popularize the rearing of chickens as a way to combat poverty in rural areas. The state broadcaster reported in its evening bulletin on January 29 that ...

ALMATY (Reuters) - One evening last December, a crane lifted construction workers to the top of the ornate arched entrance to Uzbekistan's biggest commercial market. Overnight, they replaced the huge ...