21.09.2018
Leader of Egypt arrived in Uzbekistan on 4 September with an official visit. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met the head of Egypt at Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov. Following the negotiations in Kuksaroy residence, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi adopted the Joint Statement.
21.09.2018
Free economic zone “Namangan” was established in Chust district of Namangan region of Uzbekistan.
21.09.2018
RAEX-Europe upgrade Uzbekistan’s Sovereign government credit rating (SGC) in foreign currency to ‘B+’ with positive outlook, the agency said in a report.
Uzbekistan and Belarus sign
contracts worth US$231 million
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to Uzbekistan on 12-13 September 2018.
21.09.2018
Between August and September an implementing legislation fully introducing the Act of May 10, 2018 on supporting new investments came into force. Until now, the area covered by the support program accounted for 0.1 percent of the country’s territory (approx. 25,000. hectares).