Monday, 25, November, 2024

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President signed decree on January 4 allowing businesses, that own cameras for recording traffic violations will be entitled to record environmental violations.

The State Asset Management Agency announced the approval of the sale of the government stake in Uzbekistan Champagne.

The Tashkent city council of deputies by its Dec.28, 2023 resolution approved the Tashkent city's 2024 budget. The council meeting was not broadcast live. Prior to the adoption of the budget, its draft was not published for public input.

The Governmental Services Agency under the Ministry of Justice unveiled the most popular baby names of 2023. According to the agency, civil registry offices registered the birth of 968,140 children during the year, 466,563 girls and 501,577 boys.

An official of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade was arrested red-handedly while receiving 10 thousand dollars in Samarkand province, the press service of the State Security Service said.

Survey which studied number of children per household found that as of January-November 2023, there were 73.9 percent of households with children under the age of 16 in Uzbekistan.

Uzgidromet announced the Tashkent city weather forecast for Saturday, January 6. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with no precipitation expected and 3-8 m/s eastward wind. The temperature will be +4...+6 degrees at night, +16...+18 degrees during the day.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree appointing Asilbek Khudayarov as acting Minister of Health, replacing Amrillo Inoyatov who had held this role since December 2022.

Carbonated drinks containing sugar or sweeteners, as well as on energy drinks will be taxed as of April 1, 2024. relevant amendments to the legislation were made by the law signed into by the president on December 28, due to the adoption of the 2024 tax and budget policies.

Uzgidromet announced the Tashkent city weather forecast for Friday, January 5. The weather will be slightly cloudy, with no precipitation expected and 3-8 m/s eastward wind. The temperature will be +2...+4 degrees at night, +11...+13 degrees during the day.

Law enforcement agencies arrested persons who tried to sell gold coins from the late 19th century In the Surkhandarya province, the press service of the Department for Countering Economic Crimes said.

Anti-Corruption Agency reported that several cases of conflict of interest involving government officials, namely their roles in the management of business entities, have been eliminated.

According to the draft Population Health-2030 strategy, it is planned to increase the status of family doctors by stimulating the efficiency of the work of primary medical workers system.

By Wednesday evening, the air quality in Tashkent had deteriorated even further. In the IQAir ranking, the Uzbek capital came in second with an air quality index of 223, second only to Delhi (273) and ahead of Dhaka (220).

A number of changes in legislation and other novelties take effect on January 1, 2024. Zero excise tax rate on AI-80 gasoline will no longer be in effect.

Government meeting chaired by the president took place on defense building and development of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

The year 2024 in Uzbekistan has been declared the Year of Support for Youth and Business, announced Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his New Year's wishes to Uzbeks.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed an order on December 29 appointing Zhavlon Vakhabov as the director of the International Institute of Central Asia (IICA).

Рынок труда Ташкента в 2024 году демонстрирует положительную динамику после спада, вызванного пандемией COVID-19. Компании адаптировались к новым условиям, пересмотрели подходы к организации труда и взаимодействию с сотрудниками. Это позволило восстановить темпы роста занятости и заработных плат.

Grant agreement was signed at the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change on December 26 for the Sound Management of Hazardous Chemicals project.