AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoTashkent International Financial Center: Uzbekistan’s president signed a Constitutional Law creating the Tashkent International Financial Center, backed by amendments to key codes and a special legal regime with specialized courts—aimed at boosting investor confidence. Urban Planning Tech: New rules will bar construction and investment based on unregistered master plans from Nov 1, 2026, with a unified electronic register and tighter implementation programs. Aral Sea Climate Impact: A new Science study says the Aral Sea’s dry lake bed has become a major CO₂ source, releasing hundreds of millions of tons since drying—turning a carbon sink into a carbon bomb. Disaster Preparedness: Uzbekistan’s Academy of Sciences urged calm after UN warnings, saying seismic risks are mapped and building standards already account for them. Regional Connectivity: Progress continues on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, while Pakistan and Uzbekistan push a trilateral rail plan to cut transit times dramatically. Digital Finance Recognition: TBC Uzbekistan won Euromoney Awards for Excellence, including Central Asia’s Best Digital Bank, highlighting its AI assistant and speech-tech LLM work. Water Infrastructure: Uzbekistan met UAE’s TAQA Water Solutions to explore upgrades to water supply and wastewater systems via modern tech and public-private partnerships.
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