Uzbekistan

The Board of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan decided at its meeting on April 29 to keep the key interest rate at 14% per annum, the regulator's press service reported.

Starting May 1, a series of significant legislative changes and new initiatives will come into force in Uzbekistan. This overview is based on materials from Gazeta, the Ministry of Justice, and the Lex.uz website.

On April 27, an unknown hacker listed for sale the personal data of employees of the State Unitary Enterprise “Cybersecurity Center” of Uzbekistan on a platform used by cybercriminals and hackers for data trading.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Podrobno.uz. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is set to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on April 29–30. High-level negotiations are planned in Tashkent, where the sides will discuss prospects for further development of multifaceted Uzbek-Czech cooperation, reports Podrobno.uz correspondent.

The US State Department is set to release a limited number of specially designed passports to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, featuring President Donald Trump's portrait, signature, and elements of the US flag.

Diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and the Czech Republic were established on January 1, 1993. The first two decades saw limited engagement, but ties have intensified in recent years. Ahead of the expected official visit of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to Tashkent on April 29-30, an overview of bilateral cooperation has been prepared.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Podrobno.uz. The Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) jointly with UNDP held a large-scale consultative seminar dedicated to the decarbonization of Uzbekistan's cement industry. Amid a construction boom, cement production in the country has doubled over the past five years – from 10.5 million tons in 2019 to over 20 million tons today – making the issue of environmental impact on the atmosphere strategically important.

Manchester United moved to within touching distance of Champions League qualification with a 2-1 victory over Brentford, but interim manager Michael Carrick insists the team must keep pushing for the highest possible Premier League finish.

The Confederation of Employers of Uzbekistan has a new leader. An extraordinary general meeting of founders elected Davron Vakhabov, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, as chairman.

Uzbekistan has recorded a decrease in the number of births and an increase in deaths during the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to data from the State Statistics Committee.

According to the National Statistics Committee, the average monthly salary in Uzbekistan amounted to 6 million 825 thousand soums in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 17.4% compared to the same period last year.

Rasuljon Jorayev has been appointed as the governor (hokim) of the Uzbekistan district in the Fergana region. The appointment was reported by the state news agency UzA.