Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s Big Bet: Import Fair 2025 Sparks a ‘Made in Uzbekistan’ Boom

Import Fair 2025: Turning Imports into Local Industry Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent buzzed with business activity as the country opened the First International Uzbek Import Fair 2025. The exhibition, held at the Uzexpocentre on October 7–9, is a cornerstone of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s industrial strategy to boost local production. Deputy PM Jamshid Khodjaev, inaugurating the fair, emphasized its mission to deepen industrial cooperation, support domestic manufacturers, and promote import substitution uzdaily.uz. The theme “Optimizing Imports and Increasing Local Content” underscores a shift in policy: instead of curbing imports via tariffs or bans, Uzbekistan wants to partner with foreign firms to produce

9 October 2025

Uzbekistan’s Internet Makeover: Blazing Speeds, New Satellites, and Lingering Barriers

Uzbekistan’s internet infrastructure has shifted from slow dial-up to fiber and 4G/5G networks, with Uztelecom expanding fiber backbones and boosting international capacity to 3.2 Tbps in 2022. As of 2022, 2G networks blanket 99% of the population, 3G covers about 90%, and 4G LTE reaches roughly two-thirds of residents. In 2023, Uzbekistan began rolling out 5G with thousands of base stations, with the first phase targeting full 5G coverage in Tashkent and partial coverage in provincial centers. Uztelecom dominates fixed broadband, carrying 98% of fixed connections, while private mobile operators include Ucell, Beeline Uzbekistan, Mobiuz, and Perfectum Mobile. There were

25 June 2025

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