Uzbekistan

Fitch Ratings-Dubai-17 January 2023: Fitch Ratings has assigned Uzbekistan-based electricity generation company Thermal Power Plants Joint Stock Company.

Turkmenistan has suspended gas exports to neighboring Uzbekistan and Iran since January 12 “for technical reasons caused by frosts.”

On January 13, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow [issued](https://arzuw.news/en/head-turkmengaza-objavlen-strogij-vygovor-s-poslednim-preduzhdeniem) a stern reprimand to Batyr Amanov, Chairman of the Turkmengaz State Concern, “for improper performance of his official duties and serious shortcomings in his work,” signing a corresponding order at a government meeting. Uzbekistan, which itself produces around [52 bcm](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/uzbekistan-boosts-gas-imports-turkmenistan-winter-source-2022-12-13/) of natural gas per year, has been importing around 15 million cubic meters of gas daily. On January 16, the Uzbek Energy Ministry said that in order to meet the increased demand, the volume of natural gas and electricity imports was increased to the maximum level based on urgent measures and agreements. Meanwhile, abnormal frosts in Iran led to increased gas consumption and shortage in a number of the country’s northern regions. Despite Iran’s vast gas reserves, it depends on Turkmen imports to its northern areas as the geographical proximity allows cheaper gas transfers. Specialists of the two countries are continuously working to eliminate technical issues.”

Singapore and Uzbekistan face a complex geopolitical environment, said PM Lee. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore looks forward to deepening its ties with Uzbekistan in the years ahead. “While our circumstances are different, we share a common interest to promote peace and stability in Asia. President Halimah welcomed closer connectivity between Singapore and Uzbekistan, including people-to-people ties and parliamentary exchanges.

President Halimah and President Mirziyoyev reaffirmed the friendly ties between Singapore and Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ...

. . . During his meeting with President Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong welcomed Uzbekistan’s interest to learn from Singapore’s experience in areas such as education, public administration and civil service training.

Iswaran and Uzbekistan's Minister of Transport of the Republic, Ilkhom Makhkamov, signed the agreement on 17 January. Follow the link for more news on ...

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The two sides also signed agreements on trade and economic cooperation. TASHKENT, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan and Singapore have agreed to enhance ...

dollars, the report said. The two sides also signed agreements on trade and economic cooperation, and establishment of an Uzbek-Singaporean investment fund with an authorized capital of 500 million U.S. The two sides also signed agreements on trade and economic cooperation.

By tradition, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev personally placed a sign with the name of a new variety of orchids – “Shavkat Mirziyoyev's Orchid” near the flower.

The first step in this direction was an agreement on the establishment in Uzbekistan of a joint Design and Engineering Center for the implementation of infrastructure and industry projects. The third priority is the attraction of advanced green technologies and digital solutions. An agreement was reached on the implementation, with the participation of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, of a joint program to train and improve the skills of civil servants in management, urban planning, infrastructure development, digital transformation, innovation, education and healthcare. Singapore is the economic center of the Asia-Pacific region. Such events are traditionally held as a sign of high respect and honor to the distinguished guests of this country and outstanding figures. The military band played the national anthems of the two countries.

With the onset of cold weather, “unfrozen” has become the main characteristic of quality onions advertised by farmers and traders, and buyers primarily check ...

A quite predictable consequence of any restrictions on the export of onions from Kazakhstan will be a sharp increase in their prices in Uzbekistan, but it is still difficult to foresee the exact increase. [imposing restrictions](https://east-fruit.com/en/news/kazakhstan-may-limit-onion-exports/) on onion exports. At the same time, there is no talk about exports now, which served as a reason for the sharp increase in onion prices in December 2022. As of January 13, 2023, the average wholesale price was 3 times higher than on the same date last year and almost 4 times higher than on the same date in 2020-2021. Although the air temperature in winter in most regions of Uzbekistan rarely drops below -10° C for a long, it still happens sometimes, as it was this winter. Moreover, part of the onion harvest in Uzbekistan was usually stored only under sheds to protect it from rain.