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POLITICS | 16:35 / 21.12.2024

"We will reduce the poverty rate to 6% in the coming years" – Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan’s poverty rate will drop to 9% by the end of the year, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated. According to him, if collaboration with entrepreneurs continues, "we can confidently reduce this figure to 6% in the coming years." The president also discussed plans in tourism, taxation, exports, and infrastructure development.

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Uzbekistan’s population nears 38.4 million with 1.8% annual growth

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Uzbekistan to lease land in Belarus for livestock farming and export

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Uzbekistan and Latvia move to strengthen bilateral cooperation in labor migration

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Uzbekistan climbs to 74th position in latest Henley Passport Index

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Norway appoints new ambassador to Uzbekistan

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IMF raises Uzbekistan’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 6.8 percent

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Gov’t to auction ready-to-build housing projects in Tashkent and Samarkand from October 1

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Uzbekistan to scrap 14% surcharge on installment privatization deals

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President Mirziyoyev reviews oil and gas sector performance, sets priorities for output stability

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Big pay for better oversight: Uzbekistan overhauls construction supervision incentives

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Uzbekistan and Russia target $30 billion trade turnover by 2030, deepen ties in nuclear energy and industry

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President Mirziyoyev declares war on corruption in construction: Digitalization to replace bureaucracy

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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan to open Gishtkuprik border crossing in September

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Uzbekistan to slash business fines by half for early payment