<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Briefly</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/</link><description></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:56:06 +0500</lastBuildDate><item><title>Tashkent Stock Exchange to Broadcast Its Indices on Bloomberg Platform</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8767/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8767/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:33:28 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>Starting November 10, the exchange will introduce new UPI indices; this could lay the groundwork for launching ETFs in Uzbekistan</description></item><item><title>Commissions Remain the Main Driver of Financial Growth for Uzum Bank</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8726/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8726/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:18:03 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>The fintech company reported results for the first nine months of 2026</description></item><item><title>Another Cryptocurrency Store Receives License in Uzbekistan</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8652/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8652/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:59:33 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>The National Agency for Advanced Projects has granted a license to C-STORE LLC to operate.</description></item><item><title>Road on China-Europe trade route expanded in Karakalpakstan</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-8648/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-8648/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:56:56 +0500</pubDate><category>Regions</category><description>After reconstruction, the 25-kilometer section of the highway between Nukus and Urgench will be able to handle twice as many vehicles</description></item><item><title>Sales of Damas and Labo Generated More Profit Than Cobalt, Onix, and Tracker Combined</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-8601/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-8601/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:01:07 +0500</pubDate><category>Business</category><description>In 2025, the UzAuto Motors plant in Pitnak outperformed the Asaka plant in terms of profit</description></item><item><title>Dividend Payouts in Uzbekistan Increase Over Sixfold in a Year</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8581/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8581/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:47:02 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>As of November 1, over 1 million shareholders received nearly 8 trillion Uzbekistani soms in dividends through the Central Depository</description></item><item><title>Natural Gas Consumption in Central Asia Rises by 76% Over 10 Years</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8549/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8549/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:15:14 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>Meanwhile, exports over the same period have nearly halved</description></item><item><title>Antimonopoly Committee Expands Investigation into Advertising by Social Media Bloggers</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-8497/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-8497/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:09:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Business</category><description>Administrative protocols have already been drawn up for 12 out of 110 monitored content creators</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan aims to double copper production by 2030</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8518/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8518/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:46:10 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>After commissioning a third copper processing plant, production volumes are planned to reach 500,000 tonnes within three years</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan to explore possibility of domestic ATM production</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8506/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8506/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:31:02 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>In 2025, the country imported 9,000 devices worth over $50 million</description></item><item><title>Nurafshan to Establish 'Center for Future Technologies'</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-8486/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-8486/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:02:21 +0500</pubDate><category>Regions</category><description>Manufacturers of robots, electronics, and equipment will be eligible for benefits</description></item><item><title>Government Procurement to Factor in Operational Costs</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8462/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8462/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:54:13 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>When purchasing electrical engineering products, government organizations will compare not only the purchase price but also the costs over the operational period.</description></item><item><title>Over ten years, electrical engineering output in Uzbekistan has grown 30-fold</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8443/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8443/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:02:01 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>In 2026, the volume of electrical engineering production reached 50 trillion soums, compared to 1.7 trillion soums in 2016</description></item><item><title>Central Bank: Interest Rates on Soum Deposits Fell by Over 2% in a Year</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8366/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8366/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:44:26 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>The average yield on soum deposits at the end of September stood at 17.2%</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan to fully abandon manual cotton harvesting</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8364/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-8364/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:41:29 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>In 2026, machinery harvested 75–80% of the crop; in 2027, the plan is to reach 100% mechanization</description></item><item><title>132 Construction Companies Found to Violate Buyers' Rights in Contracts</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/zhilye/news-8026/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/zhilye/news-8026/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:19:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Housing</category><description>The Competition Committee reviewed developers' contracts following over 1,700 consumer complaints</description></item><item><title>State medical institutions will be able to outsource services to private companies starting in 2027</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-8031/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-8031/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:23:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Society</category><description>By 2030, outsourcing is planned to increase to 30%</description></item><item><title>29 more metro stations to be built in the capital</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-8185/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-8185/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:33:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Society</category><description>By 2030, the number of stations in the Tashkent Metro is planned to increase from 50 to 79</description></item><item><title>Businesses Can Avoid Paying Taxes During Downtime</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/rabota/news-8066/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/rabota/news-8066/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:03:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Jobs</category><description>New Law No. ZRU-1168 allows entrepreneurs to suspend the activities of a legal entity without closure or liquidation</description></item><item><title>Transportation of Critical Raw Materials Discussed in Tashkent</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7979/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7979/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:41:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>Seminar participants included representatives of mining enterprises in the region</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan Records 33,000 Escrow Transactions in October</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8045/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-8045/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:19:02 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>16,000 contracts were for real estate, with an equal number for vehicles</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan Seeks to Regulate Online Sales of Medicines</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7744/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7744/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:04:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Business</category><description>The Ministry of Health has proposed permitting online sales of only over-the-counter medicines and medical equipment from an approved list</description></item><item><title>Market is saturating: Central Bank forecasts decline in loan rates over the next 3-4 years</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-7883/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-7883/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:43:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>In some cases, mortgage rates have already dropped to 18% per annum</description></item><item><title>Kazakhstan Begins Negotiations with China on Second Nuclear Power Plant</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7983/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7983/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:22:43 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>The project is expected to be completed by 2035</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan Discusses Railways with American Company Wabtec</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7942/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7942/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:13:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>The talks focused on infrastructure modernization, local production, and specialist training</description></item><item><title>Teachers Entitled to Submit Online Application for Mortgage Subsidy</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/zhilye/news-7968/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/zhilye/news-7968/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:47:54 +0500</pubDate><category>Housing</category><description>Under the refinanced mortgage, the budget covers 25% of the down payment</description></item><item><title>Number of flights from Tashkent to Astana and Almaty planned to increase to 60 per week</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-7766/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-7766/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:30:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Society</category><description>On other routes between the countries, up to 20 flights per week will be permitted instead of the previous 14</description></item><item><title>Citizens in Samarkand suffer nearly 50 billion soums in losses due to cybercrimes</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-7876/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/obshchestvo/news-7876/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:29:32 +0500</pubDate><category>Society</category><description>94% of registered crimes involved theft of money from bank cards

</description></item><item><title>Why Kazakhstan Borrows in Yuan and Yen Explained at the Kurultai</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-7953/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/dengi/news-7953/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:08:02 +0500</pubDate><category>Money</category><description>The currency of international loans was discussed in Astana during the ratification of an agreement with the ADB</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan Joins Top Three Global Gold Buyers in September</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7893/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7893/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:02:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>This month, the republic increased its gold reserves by 7 tonnes, according to World Gold Council data.</description></item><item><title>Kyrgyzstan may completely ban the production, sale, and import of energy drinks</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-7892/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-7892/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:51:23 +0500</pubDate><category>Regions</category><description>This could reduce tax revenues by approximately 1.5 billion soms</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan surpasses Kazakhstan in external government debt</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7818/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7818/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:44:02 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>According to World Bank data, by the end of 2025, Uzbekistan's external government debt amounted to $48.46 billion, while Kazakhstan's stood at $46.41 billion</description></item><item><title>Uzbekistan Airways and four other enterprises may go public within the next two years</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7916/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7916/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:38:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Business</category><description>In 2027–2028, the stock market may also see listings from National Electric Grids of Uzbekistan, Uzbekhydroenergo, Uzbektelecom, and Uzpromstroybank (SQB)</description></item><item><title>New airport to be built in Bukhara for $300 million</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-7681/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/regiony/news-7681/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:52:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Regions</category><description>It will be able to simultaneously serve 20 aircraft and 1,200 passengers</description></item><item><title>Yandex to Shut Down Market Storefront in Uzbekistan</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7703/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7703/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:40:08 +0500</pubDate><category>Business</category><description>The company will develop express delivery through its own services 'Stores' and Lavka</description></item><item><title>McKinsey to Expand Presence in Uzbekistan and Central Asia</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7240/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/biznes/news-7240/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:33:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Business</category><description>The company outlined its plans during a visit by global managing partner Bob Sternfels to Tashkent</description></item><item><title>Record: Over 5 Million Tons of Cotton Harvested in Uzbekistan</title><link>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7669/</link><guid>https://briefly.uz/en/ekonomika/news-7669/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:12:00 +0500</pubDate><category>Economy</category><description>Sown areas across the country decreased by more than a third, but their yield increased</description></item></channel></rss>