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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/31/uzbekistan-and-azerbaijan-seek-closer-coordination-between-consular-services-58804</guid>
            <title>Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan seek closer coordination between consular services</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have held their fourth round of consular consultations in Baku, focusing on protecting citizens’ rights, migration issues and closer cooperation between the two countries’ relevant agencies.]]>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:35:40 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/31/poverty-rate-in-uzbekistan-falls-from-58-to-36-in-nine-months-58787</guid>
            <title>Poverty rate in Uzbekistan falls from 5.8% to 3.6% in nine months</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan’s poverty rate fell from 5.8% to 3.6% between January and September 2026, while 824,000 people found permanent jobs, according to a report by the Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment.]]>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:39:40 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/passenger-traffic-at-uzbekistans-airports-rises-13-as-cargo-volumes-grow-27-58702</guid>
            <title>Passenger traffic at Uzbekistan’s airports rises 13% as cargo volumes grow 27%</title>
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                <![CDATA[Airports across Uzbekistan handled 12.66 million passengers in January–September 2026, a 13% increase from the same period last year, while the number of flights rose by 10% and cargo and mail volumes grew by 27%, according to Uzbekistan Airports.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:11:13 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/uzbekistan-to-restrict-electricity-bill-payments-for-consumers-with-unpaid-water-bills-58701</guid>
            <title>Uzbekistan to restrict electricity bill payments for consumers with unpaid water bills</title>
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                <![CDATA[Starting January 1, 2027, consumers with outstanding debts for drinking water and sewerage services in Uzbekistan will face restrictions on making electricity payments.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:29:54 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/uzbekistans-textile-exports-rise-281-to-24-billion-in-nine-months-58690</guid>
            <title>Uzbekistan’s textile exports rise 28.1% to $2.4 billion in nine months</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan exported $2.4 billion worth of textile products in January–September 2026, up 28.1% from the same period last year.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:55:30 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/edb-warns-of-power-shortages-in-central-asia-as-demand-outpaces-infrastructure-58685</guid>
            <title>EDB warns of power shortages in Central Asia as demand outpaces infrastructure</title>
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                <![CDATA[Electricity demand in Central Asia is expected to increase by 27% by 2030, raising the risk of power shortages unless countries expand generation capacity and modernize their electricity networks, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has warned.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:27:37 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/shavkat-mirziyoyev-discusses-renewable-energy-and-mining-projects-with-eksim-holding-58688</guid>
            <title>Shavkat Mirziyoyev discusses renewable energy and mining projects with EKSIM Holding</title>
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                <![CDATA[President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Ebubekir Tivnikli, chairman of the board of Turkish company EKSIM Holding, on the sidelines of the Organization of Turkic States summit to discuss potential joint projects in energy, mining and other sectors.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:06:25 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/uzbekistan-and-sri-lanka-establish-first-direct-air-connection-58683</guid>
            <title>Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka establish first direct air connection</title>
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                <![CDATA[Centrum Air has launched the first direct air service between Tashkent and Mattala in Sri Lanka, with the inaugural flight arriving at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on October 28.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:01:01 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/uzbekistan-pays-uzs-6421-billion-to-households-for-solar-power-supplied-to-grid-58680</guid>
            <title>Uzbekistan pays UZS 642.1 billion to households for solar power supplied to grid</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan paid UZS 642.1 billion in state subsidies to households under its Solar Home program in January–September 2026.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:57:29 +0500</pubDate>
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            <title>President Mirziyoyev proposes easier travel between Turkic states using ID cards</title>
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                <![CDATA[President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has proposed making it easier for citizens of Turkic states to travel between member countries using national ID cards, with simpler border-crossing procedures and fewer restrictions on their stay.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:45:01 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/bus-stations-railway-terminals-and-airports-may-be-exempt-from-property-and-land-taxes-until-2030-58675</guid>
            <title>Bus stations, railway terminals and airports may be exempt from property and land taxes until 2030</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan is considering a three-year exemption from property and land taxes for operators of bus stations, railway terminals and domestic airports as part of a proposed strategy to develop passenger transport infrastructure through 2030.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:34:37 +0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Uzbekistan increases cotton yarn output by more than half</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan produced 647,403.1 tonnes of cotton yarn in January–September 2026, up 51.6% from 426,937.4 tonnes in the same period last year.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:51:44 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/accounts-chamber-flags-uzs-102-trillion-in-procurement-violations-in-nine-months-58619</guid>
            <title>Accounts Chamber flags UZS 10.2 trillion in procurement violations in nine months</title>
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                <![CDATA[The Accounts Chamber identified violations of public procurement legislation involving UZS 10.2 trillion in January–September 2026. During the same period, it also detected financial errors in UZS 2 trillion of budget expenditure and helped reduce planned government spending by nearly UZS 4.2 trillion.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:19:10 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/uzbekistan-plans-to-nearly-double-domestic-air-passenger-traffic-by-2030-58617</guid>
            <title>Uzbekistan plans to nearly double domestic air passenger traffic by 2030</title>
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                <![CDATA[Uzbekistan plans to increase the number of passengers on domestic flights from 1.4 million to 2.5 million annually by 2030, according to a draft presidential resolution outlining a strategy for developing domestic passenger transport.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:58:01 +0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/10/30/anadolu-group-eyes-samauto-expansion-and-new-projects-in-uzbekistan-58615</guid>
            <title>Anadolu Group eyes SamAuto expansion and new projects in Uzbekistan</title>
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                <![CDATA[President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Anadolu Group Chairman Kamilhan Süleyman Yazıcı in Ankara to discuss plans to modernize the SamAuto vehicle plant and pursue new investment projects in Uzbekistan.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:34:08 +0500</pubDate>
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