Friday, 13, December, 2024

National

The Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov filed a complaint to the prosecutor's office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs against finance blogger Otabek Bakirov. This was reported by Bakirov himself on his Telegram account.

The Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov attended the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government, the press service of the PM Aripov’s said. In his remarks, PM Aripov called for stepping up joint work on the effective functioning of the CIS free trade zone "without exceptions and restrictions."

The United Nations Development Programme, together with the Anti-Corruption Agency, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, the UNDP Seoul Policy Center and the EU, conducted a survey in Uzbekistan aimed at assessing the willingness of society to report corruption.

At a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government and the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Moscow, a decision was made to provide funds for the creation and development of a common air defense system of the Commonwealth countries in 2025, RIA Novosti said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has awarded the Mardlik (Courage) Order to the seamstress and businesswoman Dilorom Yuldosheva, who was included in the BBC 100 Women of inspiring and influential women from around the world in 2024.

Officers of the Cybersecurity Service of the Bukhara province police department  detained a 17-year-old teenager in Zhondor district as part of a criminal case on crypto assets circulation offence, the Millar program on Sevimli channel reported.

Central Asia is among the world’s most vulnerable regions to natural hazards and climate-induced challenges, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, avalanches, and landslides. Over the past decade, these disasters have claimed thousands of lives and impacted millions of people across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

On December 15-17, a humid and cold air mass will move the territory of Uzbekistan, Uzgidromet’s Director Sherzodkhuja Khabibullakhuja reported on his Facebook page.

According to the updated Constitution, in Uzbekistan, house searches, wiretapping and other devices shall be authorized by court order. Under current legislation, prosecutors also have such authority. The Constitutional Court urged for a draft amendment to this provision to be submitted to parliament as soon as possible. The Constitutional Court's decision was sent to the chambers of the parliament and the president.

Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov attended via conference call in the 3rd meeting of the working group on increasing the volume of two-way trade between Uzbekistan and Russia.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to slap sanctions on Gazprombank poses a potential major headache for Uzbekistan’s burgeoning mining industry, which until now has relied on the Russian lender to finance a $4.8 billion mine expansion set to nearly double the country’s copper production.

Schoolchildren will have 15 consecutive days off during the winter holidays instead of the scheduled 14 calendar days, the Ministry of Preschool and School Education (MPSE) said in a statement.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Russian president Vladimir Putin Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

Getting trained for the purpose of mass riots and financing such activities could be criminalized. Today on December 11, the Legislative Chamber passed the amendments and addenda to Article 244 of the Criminal Code (mass riots) in the first reading.

Consul General of Uzbekistan Jamoliddin Abdukarimov met with Serik Akhmetov, Director General of in Mangystau region of Kazakhstan.

The Uzgidromet has posted information about the weather forecast for Thursday, December 12 in the Tashkent city. 

Timur Ishmetov will be appointed governor of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. He will replace Mamarizo Nurmurodov, who was dismissed from the post of governor of the Central Bank today, December 11.

Inflation expectations of the public and businesses of Uzbekistan for the next 12 months began to grow again in November, the Central Bank said in a survey.

In order to meet the growing demand for electricity in Uzbekistan and to sustainably provide electricity to the population, social sectors and economic sectors over the past 5 years, a total of 12 thermal power plant project deals have been signed with foreign companies on the principles of public-private partnership, the Minister of Energy said.

Uzbekistan has plans to process up to 300 thousand tons of copper on the domestic market, for this purpose clusters, technoparks and joint ventures manufacturing products from copper are being created, stated the Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology, Ural Yusupov at the international Mining Industry of Uzbekistan and Central Asia congress.