AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUrban Planning & Housing: Uzbekistan will tighten urbanization rules by banning construction and investment based on unregistered master plans from Nov. 1, 2026, with a unified electronic register and a 3–5 year implementation program required for each settlement. Consumer Finance Regulation: A presidential decree will force full cost disclosure in ads for loans, installment plans, and deferred payments, while adding stricter warnings for microloans. Public Services & Privacy: New rules will require consent for promotional calls and SMS, restrict mobile advertising between 6pm–9am, and mandate registration of personal-data systems used for marketing. Local Governance: The government says it is expanding mahalla and district financial capacity, including more retained revenues and “initiative budget” funding, while noting uneven project selection across mahallas. Labor Migration: Uzbekistan and the U.S. discussed pilot legal labor migration for Uzbek workers in U.S. agriculture, including document prep and consular coordination. International Partnership: Mirziyoyev ordered regions to send 30 entrepreneurs to Belarus to launch joint projects after a push to expand trade and cooperation. Environment: Tashkent will get a Green Belt expansion—58,000 hectares of protective forest plantations by 2045, with drought-resistant planting and legal safeguards. Human Rights Snapshot: Uzbekistan ranks 166th in a global prison population index, at 85 prisoners per 100,000 people.
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