27.08.2018
May 29 Government’s decree, which took effect immediately, foreign nationals staying in Uzbekistan hotels, medical institutions and other residences shall no longer be held liable for violation of temporary registration rules.
27.08.2018
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On measures to implement the experiment to improve the investment climate in the city of Tashkent” on 15 August.
Uzbekistan chose as its chief
financial consultant in obtaining a sovereign credit rating and issue ofsovereign bonds a consortium of
banks headed by J.P. Morgan
Chase
Uzbekistan attracted the largest US bank by assets and the world's largest bank by market capitalisation of JPMorgan Chase for advising in obtaining a sovereign credit rating and issuing sovereign bonds. This is stipulated by the presidential decree "On Additional Measures to Diversify Sources of External Financing".
25.07.2018
Uzbekistan plans to get a sovereign rating before the end of 2018 and issue its debut Eurobonds. This was reported by Reuters, quoting the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan Timur Ishmetov.
25.07.2018
On July 10, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Decree on the creation of the free economic zone "Bukhoro-Agro" in the Bukhara region (FEZ).