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2026.08.06

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Halve Earth’s population by 2200 or lose the planet, academics suggest

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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Huawei launches 0.8kg MateBook Pro S running HarmonyOS PC

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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Chinese rocket sends Uzbekistan’s Samarkand-2028 satellite into orbit

Oleg Son

August 5, 2026

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Iraqi striker Aymen Hussein joins Pakhtakor after World Cup run

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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SpaceX’s AI revenues explode as Starlink fuels growth

Oleg Son

August 5, 2026

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day smashes $1bn in near-record time

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan start land swaps, ending decades of border disputes

Oleg Son

August 4, 2026

News

2026.08.06

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Uzbekistan Sees Decline in Domestic Fossil Fuel Extraction

Alexander Ten

July 1, 2026

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Deniz Akkaya Breaks Silence After Detention Rumours

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Namkoong Min Returns to KBS After Seven Years to Star in The Completion of Marriage

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Tashkent Welcomes Uzbekistan National Football Team After World Cup Debut

Alexander Ten

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Fabio Cannavaro Defends Uzbekistan’s World Cup Debut

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Shreyas Iyer Backs World Cup Winners as India Face England T20I Series

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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OnePlus N6 Launches in India with Massive 8,000mAh Battery

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Uzbekistan Squad Tipped for Chevrolet Reward After World Cup Debut

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Toddler Pulled Alive from Venezuelan Earthquake Rubble After Six Days

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

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Shomurodov Strike Voted Best Goal of 2026 World Cup Group Stage

Nigora Umarova

July 1, 2026

Opinions

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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

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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

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How to build a culture of accountability before the cost of employee mistakes becomes critical

Alexander Visotsky

Founder of the international accelerator and IT platform for business management Business Booster, venture investor, and specialist in mergers and acquisitions of companies.

July 14, 2026

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How Foreign Investors Council is transforming Uzbekistan’s business climate

Aziz Gafurov

Head of the Foreign Investors Council Secretariat

July 13, 2026

Banks & Finance

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Dollar tumbles vs yen after first US-Japan currency intervention in 15 years

Oleg Son

August 3, 2026

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EU sanctions money transfers out of Russia. Will Uzbeks feel the pinch?

Oleg Son

July 29, 2026

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Swiss court fines Lombard Odier bank $3.6 mln, drops Gulnara Karimova case

Nigora Umarova

July 28, 2026

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Uzbekistan Central Bank updates regulations to support Islamic banking

Nigora Umarova

July 21, 2026

Investment

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Tashkent RSE Head On How Mortgage Bonds Reshape Housing and Capital Markets

Vadim Erzikov

July 23, 2026

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Independent courts and English common law: What Uzbekistan must do to win investors’ trust

Svyatoslav Polyakov

July 22, 2026

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Foreign Investment in Uzbekistan Surges With Over 20K Active Firms

Nigora Umarova

July 20, 2026

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Uzbekistan, Germany Prepare for New Round of Development Cooperation Talks

Margarita Baskakova

July 19, 2026

Lifestyle

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Huawei launches 0.8kg MateBook Pro S running HarmonyOS PC

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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Iraqi striker Aymen Hussein joins Pakhtakor after World Cup run

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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Dimash Qudaibergen drops his first Turkish song Yazgı

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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Asus joins leak wave with first unannounced Googlebook model CX9406

Nigora Umarova

August 5, 2026

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