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.
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".