AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDigital Push: Uzbekistan wants to be a key Central Asian IT hub, betting on infrastructure, AI, tax incentives, and a “Digital Uzbekistan–2030” push that has already trained over 1 million young “AI leaders.” Tax Overhaul: A new decree reshapes tax administration: faster VAT refunds for low-risk firms (three days), a customer-orientation index for service quality, and tighter “large taxpayer” rules from July 1—plus expanded controls on property and timber deals when prices stray far from market levels. World Cup Logistics: Uzbekistan’s national team will base at Atlanta United’s training ground for the 2026 World Cup, while the Uzbekistan Football Association denies paying the Dutch federation for a June 8 friendly in New York. Infrastructure & Energy: Tashkent Metro gets $84.3m in state funding and plans distance-based fares by 2027; Uzbekistan also ramps up Kambarata-1 hydropower cooperation and eyes a 100-hectare chemical industrial zone with Chinese investors. Culture & Travel: The Imam Al-Bukhari complex in Samarkand has welcomed over one million visitors since reopening, and Eid al-Adha is set for May 27 as a public holiday.
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