Saida Mirziyoyeva met with Ben Black

The world is undergoing deep restructuring processes — President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

The President is delivering a speech at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

A one-hour power outage in Tashkent could cause $3.5 million in economic damage.

Due to certain factors, the actual damage may be slightly less, but when secondary consequences are taken into account, the losses could multiply.

Uzbekistan's state debt reached 47 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2026.

85 percent of this amount accounts for external debt, and 15 percent for internal debt.

Kazakhstan's Eurasian Bank suffered billions in losses following its exit from Uzbekistan.

The loss occurred as a result of the depreciation of investments.

In Uzbekistan, organizations and institutions utilized 178.1 trillion soums worth of tax and customs benefits.

143,205 entities have used tax benefits, and 15,346 organizations have used customs benefits.

Uzbekistan will attract $53 billion in foreign investment in 2026.

The President stated that investment quality must be the main criterion for all leaders.

In Bukhara, 1.8 trillion soums of financial turnover in the housing sector were concealed.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev critically discussed the issues of combating the shadow economy in the country.

In Uzbekistan, the amount of money sent by migrants increased by $433 million.

Additionally, during the reporting period, foreign currency funds amounting to $604 million were transferred out of the country.