Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan (FRDU) allocated loan for US$74.2 million to construction of cement plant in Jizzakh region.

Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NGMK) will invest US$28 million to modernization of production of gold with heap leaching method in 2012-2015.

Samarkand Automobile Plant (SamAuto) will start production of new model of low-floor 8 meter city bus Samauto LE 60 in the fourth quarter of 2012.

These summer days, as it goes by tradition, the cultural life in Uzbekistan is as spectacular and replete as anytime round the year, as replenishing with new interesting events.

Uzbekistan is working on developing a draft law “On management of the state property”, the press service of the State Property Committee of Uzbekistan said.

Board of the national travel company Uzbektourism held a meeting Tashkent to discuss the development of the tourism industry. It was noted that tourism enterprises today efficient in their work on the development of domestic tourism infrastructure in the country.

The Center for Development of Multimedia Education Programs has had a ‘colleague’ – Center for Introduction of Electronic Learning to Education Institutions. However, each center has its own tasks and goals.

Uzbektelecom joint stock company announced two contests for receiving grants to development of projects directed at developing national segment of internet.

Uzbek government has approved additional measures to increase production and expand the range of nonfood consumer goods in 2012-2015.

State Committee of Uzbekistan on nature protection, International Public Fund Ecosan, Ecologic publishing company Chinor organized a press conference in Tashkent titled “Experience and perspectioves of renewable energy in Uzbekistan” on 10 August 2012.

Over 150 young people have come together for this year’s Media Camp for aspiring journalists at Umid Gulshani health resort in Tashkent Region. Now in its third year, the Media Camp includes training sessions on TV, print and online journalism as well as workshops, interactive games, competitions and meetings with international specialists and many more. This year’s media training event will run from August 5 to August 18.

Since August 10 this year, the decision of the board of the Central Bank \"On making amendments and additions to the Regulations on non-cash transactions in the Republic of Uzbekistan\" enters into force. According to the document, banks will accept financial documents of micro firms for settlement, even without an accountant\'s signature in the first copy (the original).

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov appointed Adham Ikramov as new Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan with his decree. Adham Ikramov accused office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan and the head of complex on culture, education, healthcare and social protection.

All business entities can open accounts at banks without verifying samples of signatures by the notary officers.

118 new passenger routes have been introduced this year in Uzbekistan.

Tashkent hosted a press conference devoted to the further improvement of the credit support to small businesses and private entrepreneurship by domestic banks.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a decree “On measures on radical improvement of social protection of employees of judicial system” on 2 August 2012.

The State Committee of Uzbekistan on Statistics said that it expects that 30-35% business entities will submit their statistic reports in electronic type via E-stat by the end of 2012.

The Ninth plenary session of the Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan will be held in Tashkent in late August 2012, the press-service of the upper house of parliament of Uzbekistan said.

Number of permanent population of Uzbekistan, in line with preliminary data, made up 29.736 million people as of 1 July 2012, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.