The Cabinet of Ministers has approved additional measures to improve the sale of land plots through electronic auctions and the provision of state services in the cadastral sector..

Housing prices and average monthly salaries vary significantly across Uzbekistan. For example, the price of a new 60-square-meter apartment in Navoi region equals 58 average monthly wages. In Samarkand region, however, a person earning the average salary would need to work 151 months (12.5 years) without spending on anything else to afford a similar two-room apartment..

The government has explicitly prohibited the use of arbitrary or fictitious customs values..

From 1 January 2026, agricultural producers in Uzbekistan will be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) when selling self-produced goods – excluding grain and cotton. The mechanism for refunding VAT paid on inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, fuel, transport, and electricity will remain in place..

In the first half of 2025, apartment prices in the primary market fell by nearly 14 percent in Tashkent city and by 9 percent in Tashkent region. Meanwhile, significant price growth was observed in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, Jizzakh, Samarkand, Syrdarya, and Surkhandarya regions..

This autumn, flight bookings from Uzbekistan increased by 12 percent, according to the ticketing service Aviasales.uz..

Global uncertainties have driven demand for precious metals to record highs, which is also reflected in the Central Bank’s gold bar prices. The price increase accelerated this week, climbing 5 percent. Since the beginning of the year, gold bars have gained 29 percent, and compared to last month, the rise amounts to 3.4 percent..

Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev has instructed the Competition Committee to develop proposals for “standardizing and regulating” car prices after canceling inspections at the Piskent automotive testing site. The committee has one month to study prices among local manufacturers and official and unofficial dealers..

An Uzbekistan–China innovation center worth $400 million will be constructed in Jizzakh region, with the first phase scheduled to begin in early 2026 on a 30-hectare site..

The project aims to boost regional economic development, improve transport connectivity, and enhance access to social services..

The number of low-income households receiving compensation for electricity and gas bills in Uzbekistan rose sharply in July, according to the National Agency for Social Protection..

Gas supply to parts of the Fergana Valley will be temporarily restricted on 5–6 September due to connection works on a newly built section of the main pipeline, the Energy Ministry said..

Bloomberg reports that falling coal prices are shifting the profitability of China’s chemicals sector, away from traditional oil-based producers to the growing number of plants that use the solid fuel as their feedstock.

Uzbekistan and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in the energy sector, with plans to build pumped-storage power plants, construct new transmission lines, and train specialists in renewable energy. The initiatives aim to address electricity shortages and strengthen Uzbekistan’s green energy capacity..

In Uzbekistan, the introduction of a cashback system for housing purchases is under consideration. The issue was raised on 29 August during an open dialogue organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry with representatives of the construction sector..