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2026.08.27

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A final listen: Dolly Parton’s 7 greatest covers from “I Will Always Love You” to “Let it Be”

Oleg Son

August 26, 2026

Reading time: ~3 min.

After “Drive My Car”, Japan bets on “All of a Sudden” for Oscars

Nigora Umarova

August 26, 2026

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Uzbekistan unveils 163 projects worth over $4bn ahead of Independence Day

Nigora Umarova

August 26, 2026

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“She had the softest heart and a backbone of steel”: Taylor Swift laments Dolly Parton’s death at 80

Oleg Son

August 26, 2026

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South Korea’s Jeju rocked by four body discoveries in three days

Nigora Umarova

August 26, 2026

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“I wanted him to live his best life”: Defiant Nathan Cofnas on Jason Arday’s death

Oleg Son

August 25, 2026

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Four-letter reform: Uzbekistan’s new Latin alphabet wins cautious support

Oleg Son

August 25, 2026

News

2026.08.27

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Uzbekistan keeps dividend tax breaks until 2038

Oleg Son

Vadim Erzikov

August 17, 2026

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Andy Burnham sent “a few messages” to Trump’s fake chief of staff – media

Oleg Son

August 17, 2026

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Is Uzbekistan a middle power? Whatever the answer, its leverage starts to count, FT says

Oleg Son

August 17, 2026

Reading time: ~30 min.

Genshin Impact 7.0 Archon Quests explained: Snezhnaya’s biggest twists

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

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Uzbekistan’s 1st world boxing champion Rufat Riskiev dies at 76

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

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Disney Frozen 3 details: A royal wedding and Olaf’s new romance

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

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Pixar reveals first look at Coco 2 with teenage Miguel and Ernesto

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

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Zootopia 3 with new avian characters announced at D23 Expo

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

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Marvel announces new X-Men cast featuring Adam Driver and Christopher Abbott

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

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AI manager Claude fires human worker in retail experiment

Nigora Umarova

August 15, 2026

Lifestyle

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Real Madrid becomes local sponsor for Spanish F1 Grand Prix

Nigora Umarova

August 26, 2026

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After “Drive My Car”, Japan bets on “All of a Sudden” for Oscars

Nigora Umarova

August 26, 2026

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From wreck to purple: Inside a $700,000 Bugatti Chiron rebuild

Tim James

August 26, 2026

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A final listen: Dolly Parton’s 7 greatest covers from “I Will Always Love You” to “Let it Be”

Oleg Son

August 26, 2026

Opinions

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Why Türkiye–Saudi–Pakistan defence pact could become Central Asia’s fault line

Mehmet Enes Beşer

Expert in Türkiye’s relations with Southeast Asia, ASEAN Coordinator at the Vatan Party, member of the editorial board at Teori magazine.

August 12, 2026

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Why UNIDO AIM Global Centre of Excellence could become Central Asia’s strategic project

Vladimir Norov

Chairman, Central Asian Association for Artificial Intelligence (AICA)

August 7, 2026

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Deposit boom in Uzbekistan: Drivers and prospects

Pavel Kaptel

Country Head for Uzbekistan’s Banking Sector at Fitch Ratings

August 4, 2026

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Reputation vs reach: PR is changing across Central Asia, and here is how

Valentina Butnik

International expert in corporate communications and executive reputation, ex-Beeline Uzbekistan (VEON Group) and MegaFon Tajikistan

July 28, 2026

Reading time: ~13 min.

English law, state courts and arbitration: How Uzbekistan builds modern dispute resolution hub

Diana Bayzakova

Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan

July 24, 2026

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Threading the Silk Road: What research says about linking Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva

Deniza Alieva

July 22, 2026

Banks & Finance

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Uzbekistan’s public debt rises to 27% of projected GDP

Oleg Son

August 25, 2026

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Tashkent financial centre to offer multi-currency trading and zero tax

Temur Djanzakov

August 24, 2026

Reading time: ~4 min.

Uzbekistan keeps dividend tax breaks until 2038

Oleg Son

Vadim Erzikov

August 17, 2026

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Uzbekistan’s household debt load surges past “alarming” levels — Central Bank

Oleg Son

August 13, 2026

Investment

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Uzbekistan unveils 163 projects worth over $4bn ahead of Independence Day

Nigora Umarova

August 26, 2026

Reading time: ~3 min.

Tashkent financial centre to offer multi-currency trading and zero tax

Temur Djanzakov

August 24, 2026

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Uzbekistan targets $1bn foreign fintech investment by 2030

Temur Djanzakov

August 24, 2026

Reading time: ~5 min.

Global tech firms get common-law rules and tax breaks in Uzbekistan until 2100

Oleg Son

August 20, 2026

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