Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Government and business’ joint efforts to support the vulnerable groups of the population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
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Until mid-March, residents of Uzbekistan – a doubly landlocked state - experienced the coronavirus epidemic with some degree of surprise: the epidemic, which originally found in China, circled the center of Asia and began to spread in Europe. On March 15, Uzbekistan officially announced the detection of the first case of coronavirus infection in a citizen who arrived from France. 2 months passed and during this time the number of infected COVID-19 on May 19, 2020, has reached 2802 people, of which 2314 (82.6%) - recovered, and 13 - died. The mortality rate in Uzbekistan remains extremely low - 0.46% of the total number of cases.
Uzbekistan aims to end cotton pledge
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This was on the agenda of “Beyond Cotton: Lessons Learned and Next Steps in Uzbekistan” webinar that took place at the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan intends to decrease the list of monopoly goods
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70 enterprises that produce 19 types of goods and provide services might be excluded from the monopolist roster due to the formation of a competitive environment for them in the market.
Heads of regions, ministries and agencies will report on presidential acts on a monthly basis
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Over the past three months, Uzbekistan has adopted 16 presidential decrees and decisions aimed at mitigating the impact of the pandemic on the economy, supporting entrepreneurs and providing social protection for citizens.
In 2020, more than 3,000 investment projects are planned to be implemented in Uzbekistan
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The investment program for 2020 includes more than 3 thousand projects, the realization of which envisages investment of 235 trillion soums, including foreign direct investment of 7 billion dollars. This was discussed during the videoconference chaired by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on May 26.
Tourism and public asset management projects presented
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On May 27, 2020, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of tourism and privatization of state assets projects
Uzbekistan adopted additional measures to ensure transparency of internal affairs bodies
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On May 22, Cabinet of Minister of Uzbekistan adopted the decree that determines additional measures to ensure openness and transparency of internal affairs bodies applied to execution of imprisonment sentences.