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Regulatory developments in the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Abandoned state property will be revived or sold
Unused objects of state property, including educational institutions (except academic lyceums and professional colleges), health and sports, culture and free land plots of state organizations will begin to be involved in economic activity.
Law “On the Use of Atomic Energyfor Peaceful Purposes” is signed
The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law “On the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes”. The law was passed by the Legislative Chamber on 2 July and approved by the Senate on 23 August.
GRATA International and Finish delegation held a joint meeting in Uzbekistan
On September 19, 2019, a meeting of GRATA International representatives with the Club of young Finnish professionals in Russian business took place at the GRATA International office in Tashkent.
A visa-free regime for a period of 30 days for citizens of another 20 countries
On August 13, 2019, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the Decree No. UP-5781 “On further measures for the development of the tourism sphere in the Republic of Uzbekistan”.
The Ministry of Justice is developing an international arbitration reform with the involvement of the Asian Development Bank
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan has attracted technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the amount of US$225,000 for the implementation of the International Arbitration Reform for better investment climate in Uzbekistan.
The status of “Honorary citizen” in Uzbekistan
The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated August 5, 2019 No. 648 “On procedure of assigning the status of Honorary citizen” was adopted.
The control and monitoring system for the implementation of investment projects is started in Uzbekistan
The Regulation of organization the implementation and operation of the Automated Information System “Control and Monitoring the Implementation of Investment Projects” was approved in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated July 22, 2019 No. 616 “On organizational measures for the implementation and operation of the information system in the field of monitoring and monitoring the implementation of investment projects”.
The Agency for the Development of Small Business and Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Economy and Industry is established
According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. UP-5780 dated August 13, 2019 “On additional measures to strengthen the protection of private property and guarantees of property rights, radically improve the organization of work to support entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as expand access of business entities to financial resources and production infrastructure”, the Agency for the Development of Small Business and Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Economy and Industry was established.
The territory of “Jizzakh” free economic zone is expanding due to eight new regional small industrial zones
On August 1, 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 643 "On measures to support the development of entrepreneurship and the expansion of industrial production in the Jizzakh region."
The Asian Development Bank will support a public-private partnership project for the construction of a photovoltaic station
On August 16, 2019, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed an agreement on the provision of consulting services with the Asian Development Bank on a project to build a number of photovoltaic stations with a total capacity of up to 1000 MW on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.