Average salaries in Uzbekistan to reach US$500 – Uzbek leader

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Average salaries in Uzbekistan will reach about US$500 by the end of 2010, the Uzbek President Islam Karimov stated at his speech dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Independence of the country. President Karimov said that the average salaries in Uzbekistan rose by almost 14 times compared to 1990. |read|

UNISTREAM and Agrobank completes integration project in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- International money transfer system UNISTREAM and Agrobank open joint stock commercial bank (Uzbekistan) successfully realized integration project and launched money transfer system in branches of the bank. Agrobank has developed network in Uzbekistan, which opens opportunities for customers to send and receive remittances in 72 offices of the partner-bank in all regions o Uzbekistan. |read|

Uzbekistan launches new textile capacities

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan in cooperation with foreign partners is commissioning new modern textile capacities. This year, works over 12 projects on modernization, technical and technological re-equipment of enterprises of light industry. |read|

NMZ to launch capacities on repairing BelAZ trucks

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Production union Navoi Machinery Plant (NMZ) is completing a project on launch of complete repair of BelAZ trucks. Nikolai Lakkai, director of NMZ, said that the investment project “Plant on repair of diesels” will be completed soon and four production complex for complete repair of BelAZ trucks will appear at the enterprise. |read|

An update on Uzbek assistance to refugees from Krygyzstan and an urgent appeal for help for refugees from AUCC Chairman Harry F. Eustace, Sr.

Dear AUCC Members and Friends, The Economist magazine called the recent ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan: "...one of the greatest humanitarian crises to hit the former Soviet Union since its break-up. |read|

The Northern Distribution Network and the Modern Silk Road: A Report of the CSIS Transnational Threats Project and the Russia and Eurasia Program

By Andrew C. Kuchins, Thomas M. Sanderson, David A. GordonContributor: S. Frederick Starr Dec 17, 2009 As the U.S. presence in Afghanistan increases, so too will its demand for nonmilitary supplies. |read|