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MAIN DIRECTIONS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARISM IN NEW UZBEKISTAN
2024-12-21 287In recent years, Uzbekistan has been rapidly getting onto a new stage of development. The democratic image of the country is changing. Economic, political, social reforms and transformations are taking place.
The main thing is that in our country the basic fundamental rights and freedoms of each person have become truly ensured. In particular, respect for human rights, ensuring the inviolability of private property, and guaranteeing freedom of speech are universal values that shape the content of the activities of state bodies.
The most important thing is that such principles and concepts as "human dignity", "man - society - state", "state - for man", "enhancement of human dignity", put forward by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, deeply penetrate our real life. We are all witnesses of the fact that in Uzbekistan, regardless of the sphere or industry, the goal of the large-scale reforms being implemented is to glorify human dignity, to find solutions to the problems that concern our people. -
During 2017-2023, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade increased 2.4 times
320Uzbekistan is implementing measures aimed at liberalizing the economy and enhancing the competitiveness of export-oriented sectors. Within the framework of the "Uzbekistan-2030" Strategy, particular attention is paid to improving the country’s foreign economic activities and expanding international cooperation.
One of the primary goals of the Strategy is to create a diversified economic and foreign trade structure that enables Uzbekistan to address global and regional economic challenges more effectively. These include reducing customs duties and simplifying import and export procedures, which are intended to stimulate the growth of foreign economic activities.
Uzbekistan's foreign trade strategy focuses on establishing a sustainable and competitive economy capable of adapting to changes on the international stage and effectively utilizing its resources to achieve economic growth.
In 2023, the main export items included fruits and vegetables, precious metals, textiles, copper and copper products, as well as automotive parts. Among the most imported items were medicines, passenger cars, auto parts, oil, wheat, and smartphones. -
Judicial reform in New Uzbekistan: On whom do judges depend?
2024-12-20 281Ensuring the rule of law and further reform of the judicial and legal system are the second priority area of the Strategy “Uzbekistan – 2030” and provide for the independence of the judiciary, a guarantee of reliable protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, and strengthening the rule of law in the judicial and legal system.
From 2017 to 2021, the judicial and legal system was revised, law enforcement agencies were reformed, aimed at ensuring reliable guarantees for the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, primarily from criminal attacks, as well as preventing infringement of their honor and dignity, and limiting their legitimate interests. The ongoing judicial and legal reforms are based on such constitutional principles as the rule of law, the priority of human rights and freedoms, equality of citizens before the law, humanism, justice and the presumption of innocence.
Thus, large-scale measures have been implemented to ensure the genuine independence of the judiciary, increase the authority of the court, democratize and improve the judicial system.
In implementing the norms of the Strategy, a single Supreme Court was created, the highest judicial body in the sphere of civil, criminal, administrative and economic proceedings, which strengthened the judicial power and created conditions for uniformity of judicial law enforcement practice. -
By 2030, Uzbekistan plans to export 10-15 billion kWh of electricity to Europe
2024-12-20 306In the modern history of the Republic of Uzbekistan, starting from 2016, as in all sectors of the economy, fundamental reforms have also been carried out in the energy sector. The essence of the reforms in the energy industry lies in deep structural transformations, modernization, and diversification.
An important step in this direction was the creation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2019. The Ministry of Energy and its subordinate organizations carry out state regulation of processes related to the production, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electrical and thermal energy, coal, as well as the extraction, processing, transportation, distribution, sale, and use of oil, gas, and their derivatives. -
Tourism is the future of New Uzbekistan's economy
2024-12-17 311The Republic of Uzbekistan, with its rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage, has every opportunity to become one of the key players in the global tourism market. In recent years, the Government of Uzbekistan has been taking bold efforts on the development of the tourism industry, recognizing its essential role in the national economy.
Since 2017, Uzbekistan has adopted more than 30 Presidential and Government resolutions and acts aimed at supporting different aspects of tourism. These documents address a wide range of issues, from improving infrastructure and creating tourism clusters to liberalizing visa policy and attracting foreign investment in the industry.
The Strategy «Uzbekistan – 2030» also calls for the implementation of a number of key tasks intended for creating broad conditions to develop tourism sector, in particular to expand tourism flow from other countries.
One of the main goals is to increase the number of foreign tourists who are willing to stay longer and spend more during their trip. For this purpose, some important tasks have been set to improve infrastructure, in particular by attracting foreign business circles, simplify visa procedures, improve service quality, diversify tourist products and create desirable tourism destinations. -
How Uzbekistan implements foreign experience in the system of Presidential educational institutions
2024-12-17 371In Uzbekistan the attitude towards education and upbringing, science has completely changed. In particular, systematic, consistent and comprehensive measures are being implemented to develop preschool, general secondary and higher education, research institutions. A number of important decrees, resolutions and programs are being adopted in this direction.
The system of the Agency of Specialized Educational Institutions, created on the personal initiative of the head of state, currently includes 14 Presidential schools, 9 creative schools, 2 sports schools, 185 specialized schools and boarding schools, the Namangan State Institute of Foreign Languages named after "New Uzbekistan" and "Iskhokhon Ibrat", the Scientific and Practical Center for Pedagogical Excellence and International Assessment, the state institution "Center for Subject Olympiads" and the children's health camp "Renaissance".In the 2023/2024 academic year, 319 people graduated from Presidential schools, 263 people from creative schools, and 5,868 people from specialized schools. -
Uzbekistan: Development of Culture – A Key Tool for Preserving National Identity
2024-12-17 308Culture and art are the foundation of civilization, national identity, and spiritual perfection, as well as important indicators of a country’s progress. The development of these spheres, reflecting the spiritual growth of the people, their past, present, and future, requires an approach that meets the demands of the times. This is why the reforms aimed at the development of culture and art in Uzbekistan carry profound meaning and are entering a new phase.
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How New Uzbekistan reduces state participation in the economy
2024-12-16 269A number of crucial institutional reforms have been introduced in last five years to further modernize and enhance Uzbekistan’s economic and competition policies.
After a comparative study of international best practices, Uzbekistan has implemented a “Yellow Pages Rule” to decrease the extent of the state’s presence in the economy. Under the Rule, it is prohibited to establish a state-owned enterprise (SOE) if at least 5 private-sector entities are already established and operating within the relevant industry.
Uzbekistan reached this benchmark after a robust monitoring of its markets found that the presence of 5 entities signaled sufficient non-concentration.
The competition authority has been made directly accountable to the President and Senate to ensure independent decision making and avoid potential conflicts of interest.
State enterprises and public bodies must now comply with competition compliance tools to ensure an early prevention of competition law violations.