Turkey Tops Travel List for Uzbeks in 2025
According to the National Committee of Statistics of Uzbekistan, 88,600 Uzbek citizens visited Turkey between January and May 2025. This marks a 38.7% increase — 24,700 more people — compared to the same period last year.
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Airbus will train pilots in Tashkent
First Ambassador appointed to Sri Lanka
Alisher Tukhtaev has been appointed Uzbekistan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sri Lanka, operating from his residence in Islamabad. According to the Dunyo News Agency, he presented copies of his credentials to Rohan Ambagolla, Head of State Protocol of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Syria Sets First Parliamentary Elections After Assad’s Fall
Syria is set to hold its first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. According to Muhammad Taha al-Ahmed, head of the Supreme Electoral Commission, the vote for the People's Assembly will take place from September 15 to 20, as reported by state agency SANA.
Fidan announces “principled agreement” on Putin-Zelensky meeting in Türkiye
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Russia and Ukraine have reached a “principled agreement” to hold a summit involving Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky in Türkiye. He stated that the conditions for such a meeting were discussed during the third round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations held in Istanbul on July 23.
Halyk Bank, the largest financial group in Central Asia, has acquired a 49% stake in Uzbekistan's leading payment provider Click for $176.4 million. In return, Click acquired 49% of Tenge Bank, Halyk’s Uzbek subsidiary, for $60.76 million. The landmark transaction is the largest private sector deal in Uzbekistan’s history.
TASS Vision, a startup developing smart cameras for the retail sector, has successfully closed a €1.3 million funding round and is preparing for large-scale expansion. The Czech fund Purple Ventures became the first Central European investor to back a startup from Uzbekistan.
Nvidia became the first company with a $4 trillion capitalization
The American technology company Nvidia became the world's first company whose market capitalization exceeded $4 trillion. This historic achievement came after shares rose by 2.8% to $164.42 per paper immediately after the opening of trading in New York.
The EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs for €72 billion
The European Union has published a list of 72 billion euros worth of American goods that could fall under retaliatory tariffs if the US does not abandon the introduction of 30% tariffs on European imports from August 1st.
Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva joined the World Aquatics leadership
Shakhnoza Mirziyoyeva, First Deputy Chair of Uzbekistan’s National Paralympic Committee, has been elected to the Executive Bureau of World Aquatics — a major step toward enhancing the country’s global presence in aquatic sports.
New-Generation Supercomputer to Be Installed at INHA University
Uzbekistan is making a strong push toward high technology: by mid-2026, a new HPC cluster — known as a “budget supercomputer” — will be delivered to INHA University in Tashkent to support the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.
Uktam Umurzakov — a symbol of knowledge and devotion
Today marks four years since the passing of one of Uzbekistan’s most distinguished scholars, respected mentors, and esteemed public figures — Uktam Pardaevich Umurzakov. As Chairman of the Republican Council for Higher Education, Rector of the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, Doctor of Economics, and Professor, he dedicated his entire life to science and education.