From January to May 2025, Uzbekistan exported 741,000 tons of fruits and vegetables worth $619.6mln.

https://www.freshplaza.com/asia/article/9744679/uzbekistan-earned-nearly-620-million-from-fruit-and-vegetable-exports-in-2025/

Overview:
- Renesans Microfinance JSC attracted 10bln UZS from Tadbirkorlikni Rivojlantirish Kompaniyasi JSC (Company for Development of Entrepreneurship);
- AVO Bank JSC registered a 500bln UZS bonds issue;
- Ipoteka Bank ATIB (IPTB) will pay dividends of 0.25 UZS per preferred share;
- Toshkentvino kombinati JSC (TKVK) decided not to distribute dividends for 2024FY;
- UNLIMPAYMENTS LLC acquired more than 20% of the equity of CS Express Pay JSC;
- Qizilqumsement JSC (QZSM) decided not to distribute dividends for 2024FY;
- O‘zkimyosanoat JSC approved the transfer of its 100% stake in Dehqonobod Kaliy Zavodi JSC which is worth over 2.66trln UZS - to the UzSAMA;

Weekend reading: Time Out named Samarkand, Uzbekistan the best solo travel destination in Asia for 2025.

https://www.timeout.com/news/the-underrated-city-named-the-best-solo-travel-destination-in-asia-060625

Weekend reading: CFG, which owns Manchester City, is considering acquiring one of the football clubs in Uzbekistan.

https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/06/27/city-football-group-uzb

Weekend reading: Uzbekistan launched new Aral Sea recovery projects and a green certification system for businesses at Eco Expo Central Asia 2025.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/06/20/more-trees-more-tools-uzbekistan-steps-up-on-aral-sea-recovery-and-support-for-green-busin

Weekend video: Documentary on one day of the traditional xonim food seller.

https://youtu.be/yzJA_dmTqRg

Weekend video: A glimpse of Uzbekistan in 60 seconds.

http://english.anhuinews.com/newscenter/headline/202506/t20250618_8563227.html

A weekly digest of news and overview of stock exchange trading results.

NavoiyUran SE places 5-year USD-denominated $300mln Eurobond at record-low coupon of 6.70% on LSE with $1.3bln oversubscription, which enabled to decrease the rate from the initial level of 7.250-7.375%.

https://navoiyuran.uz/en/navoiyuran-se-places-300-million-eurobond-with-lowest-coupon-rate-on-london-stock-exchange/

IMF issues new PPP framework report for Uzbekistan – key lessons & fiscal safeguards.

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/selected-issues-papers/Issues/2025/06/27/Uzbekistan-and-Public-Private-Partnerships-Country-Lessons-Republic-of-Uzbekistan-568107

IMF reviews reform pace in Uzbekistan – focus on SOEs and financial sector next.

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/selected-issues-papers/Issues/2025/06/27/The-Sequencing-and-speed-of-Reforms-in-Transition-Economies-Implications-for-the-Case-of-568101

Uzbek Soum denominated by just 0.79% against USD y-o-y, and for the last quarter it appreciated by more than 2%.
Depreciation against EUR and RUB reached 10.33% and 9.13%.

Deflation of 0.2% registered in June, totaling 8.7% inflation y-o-y.

https://stat.uz/ru/press-tsentr/novosti-goskomstata/62397-indeks-potrebitel-skikh-tsen-v-respubliki-uzbekistan-iyun-2025-goda

Following the upgrade of sovereign rating, Fitch upgrades to BB the ratings of the three state-owned banks: NBU, SQB (SQBN) and Asakabank.

https://www.fitchratings.com/research/banks/fitch-upgrades-3-uzbek-state-owned-banks-to-bb-on-sovereign-upgrade-30-06-2025

Telecommunication market in Uzbekistan in 2025 to grow by 15.3%. According to a research by Nexign и TelecomDaily, growth rates in the country exceeding neighboring market.

https://www.spot.uz/ru/2025/07/01/telecom/

Government is considering introduction of a recycling fee for construction glass - it will affect the performance of Kvarts JSC (KVTS) with more than 20mln sqm production capacity.

https://uz.kursiv.media/2025-07-01/utilizaczionnyj-sbor-planiruyut-vvesti-na-stroitelnoe-steklo/