Uzbek-Malaysian business forum and bilateral meetings in B2B and G2B formats have been held in Samarkand within the framework of the visit to Uzbekistan of the government delegation headed by Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim. This was reported by the press service of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his speech at the III Tashkent International Investment Forum emphasised the significant growth in the volume of foreign investments in the country last year, which almost doubled.

The South Korean giant Samsung became the world's largest smartphone supplier in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

During a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, issues related to the implementation of water-saving technologies were discussed. The head of state also expressed the intention to support enterprises contributing to the creation of thousands of jobs and the export of goods.

Before embarking on an IPO, a company will need to conduct a thorough analysis of its operations, including its management structure, financial health and growth prospects. In addition, the company will have to meet the strict requirements of the exchange on which it plans to launch the IPO.

According to estimates by MCA Advertising (owned by global agency Omnikom), the advertising services market in Uzbekistan in 2023 grew by 30% compared to 2022, and the total volume of the country's media market is rapidly approaching 500 billion sums of turnover per year. Against the backdrop of the country's economic reforms, the entry of global corporations into the Uzbek market, the growth of total budgets for marketing and advertising, the demand for expertise has increased significantly, and the rating of platforms for advertising communications has also grown.

On February 25, a memorandum of cooperation will be signed between NUMA Diagnostics and the prestigious Turkish clinic Medipol.

According to the annual report of the international analytical agency Brand Finance, Mercedes-Benz is now considered the most expensive car brand in the world. It has overtaken electric car manufacturer Tesla.

In 2023, 56 foreign companies providing electronic services in Uzbekistan paid taxes worth about 70 billion sums. Meta, Google and Apple contributed 60 billion sums of this amount.

Gautam Adani, founder of conglomerate Adani Group, is once again among the world's richest people, ranking 12th with a fortune of $100.7bn.

The cost of the project is $380 million and construction work is scheduled to begin in the second half of this year.

On 23 January this year, BMB Holding management met with Ziya Gaziev, President of Proto Global GmbH, in Berlin.

Tesla is suspending car production at its plant near Berlin due to component shortages caused by changes to transport routes as a result of attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

Apple's market value has fallen below Microsoft's capitalisation for the first time since 2021.

Most Russian billionaires continued to get richer despite the Western sanctions. Their total fortune totalled $328.53 billion.

In 2023, AhadMix Group participated in nearly 1,000 events as a technical partner and invested around $2 million in its development.

From 1 December this year, Yandex Go service will be provided by legal entity YandexGo UB LLC, a tax resident of Uzbekistan. This was reported by the press service of the Tax Committee.

UzAuto Motors' revenues increased by 43.5 per cent to 38.1 trillion sums in the first nine months of 2023. The report was published on the Unified Corporate Information Portal of the company.

President of Uzbekistan met with chairman of Amer International, a leading Chinese company, in Beijing.

The company announced a complete cessation of operations in the country.

Tatyana Bakalchuk for the second time in a row topped the Forbes "Richest Women in Russia" rating. Her fortune is estimated at $ 7 billion. The rating also includes Tatyana Litvinenko and other successful women entrepreneurs in the country.

The conflict between the US and China is pushing corporations, including Apple, to diversify production, threatening to increase the cost of technology.

Tesla has built its first Cybertruck after 2 years of delays. In May, Elon Musk said Tesla would like to produce a quarter of a million Cybertrucks a year, depending on demand.

Oksana Gorshkova has been appointed head of USM Group, which manages the assets of billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Previously, the CEO was Yerkozha Akylbek, who replaced Ivan Streshinsky in this post in April 2022.

Abdurashid Iminov continues his fascinating journey into the world of restaurant business, bringing his Uzbek taste and hospitality to the very center of New York.

Ukrainian taxi service Uklon has been launched in Uzbekistan. The service is available in the city of Tashkent. Uklon will also provide delivery service.

On May 23-25, a delegation of the country's leading textile enterprises visited Barcelona in Madrid in cooperation with the Uztextilprom Association.

Russian premium household appliance brand Bork plans to open one store each in Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, “Vedomosti” reports, citing two sources among real estate consultants. According to them, the stores will open at the end of this year or early next.

The international exhibitions Caspian Agro and InterFood Azerbaijan will be held in the capital of Azerbaijan from May 17 to 19 this year. The Top Business team is preparing a special edition of the magazine for this exhibition.

Transactions for the sale of the head office of Aloqabank and the building of the Ministry of Digital Technologies in the center of Tashkent have been canceled. The day before the auction, Aloqabank allocated a loan to the buyer company for 390 billion sums at a rate of 14 percent for 15 years. This accounted for 20.4 percent of the bank's assets.

In accordance with the decree of the President of Uzbekistan signed on April 26, from May 1 of this year to January 1, 2025, employers will again receive a refund of social tax when hiring employees under the age of 25.

On April 25 this year, the opening ceremony and the main plenary session of the International Industrial Exhibition “INNOPROM. Central Asia".