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Excise tax and customs duties upped in Uzbekistan all over again

Excise tax and customs duties upped in Uzbekistan all over again

06.04.2005 13:45 msk Business

Excise tax on some goods imported into Uzbekistan was upped on April 1 in accordance with the March resolution "On restoration of order in export and import operations" signed by President Islam Karimov. Some new articles were included in the list as well. Here is the list of imported goods in quest

The Akayevs are trying to sell their empire

The Akayevs are trying to sell their empire

01.04.2005 13:12 msk Business

Rossiiskaya Gazeta reports with references to Kyrgyz media outlets that the Akayevs are urgently selling their worldly goods. There is more to them than an old car and a small flat in Bishkek Askar Akayev regularly mentioned in his income declaration. The lists of the Akayevs' assets are suspected t

Uzbek Business Bank had his license annulled

Uzbek Business Bank had his license annulled

15.03.2005 14:15 msk Business

The Uzbek Central Bank annulled the license of Business Bank, the largest private bank in the country. The authorities closed the bank on charges of numerous violations of the acting legislation. All operations with deposits are suspended at this point.

English version of Arena website opens

English version of Arena website opens

25.02.2005 11:06 msk Media Review

After almost one year of operation, the Committee for freedom of speech and expression (Uzbekistan) is pleased to announce launch of the English version of its website Arena ( Freeuz.org ).

Enclave Shakhimardan: big problems of a small township

Enclave Shakhimardan: big problems of a small township

08.02.2005 15:50 msk Ferghana Valley

Deputies of the parliament of Kyrgyzstan advised the government to claim enclave Shakhimardan from Uzbekistan, last autumn.

TV studio of the chemists' town in Uzbekistan is history

TV studio of the chemists' town in Uzbekistan is history

26.11.2004 11:53 msk

Studio Director Viktor Sapiro: First and foremost, we lack the money to pay for the license. There is another problem as well. RTR channel and Chirchik-TV do not have an accord on rebroadcasting. It means that we are violating the copyright. For the same reason, by the way: we do not have the money.

Explosion in Osh during the arrest of extremists

Explosion in Osh during the arrest of extremists

22.11.2004 16:28 msk Ferghana Valley

Special forces of the Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan mounted Law and Order Operation in Osh, the second largest city of the republic, on November 21. Four young men failed to produce identification, were detained, and driven to the municipal Internal Affairs Directorate. When the police UAZ pulled

Uzbek media review: the Kashkadarja region meets the cotton harvesting quota. - An Uzbek in space. - Forests cut down for pilau wood. - Tours will become more expensive

Uzbek media review: the Kashkadarja region meets the cotton harvesting quota. - An Uzbek in space. - Forests cut down for pilau wood. - Tours will become more expensive

20.10.2004 23:26 msk Media Review

The attention of the Uzbek media remained glued to two major issues last week - the forthcoming parliamentary election and cotton harvesting campaign. Most articles in newspapers were centered around them.

Everybody is picking cotton in the Namangan region of Uzbekistan

Everybody is picking cotton in the Namangan region of Uzbekistan

18.10.2004 16:57 msk Ferghana Valley

Concentrating on what was happening in the Andizhan and Ferghana regions of Uzbekistan, we somehow neglected the Namangan region. Meanwhile, this region is facing its own score of problems too, and they may even outnumber the problems of other regions. Ferghana.Ru decided to correct the slip. Here i

The son of the Ferghana regional prosecutor decapitated secretary of the Andizhan governor

The son of the Ferghana regional prosecutor decapitated secretary of the Andizhan governor

01.10.2004 15:41 msk Ferghana Valley

Headlines like that are usually found in cheap tabloids specializing in scandals or banners in Internet making an emphasis on garish sensations that turn up to be canards. All the same, the rumors on the horrible murder circulate in the Andizhan region, getting grislier and grislier with the passage

Leader of Uzbek gunmen Takhir Yuldash hiding in the Tribe Zone between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Leader of Uzbek gunmen Takhir Yuldash hiding in the Tribe Zone between Pakistan and Afghanistan

21.09.2004 16:56 msk Analytics Pakistan

"Uzbek insurgent commander", "leader of Uzbek gunmen", "leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan", "Al Qaeda Number 10 Man", "Number One enemy of Karimov's regime" - this is but a short list of the names newspapers call Takhir Yuldashev by.

Namangan governor (Ferghana region) sacked for inadequacy

Namangan governor (Ferghana region) sacked for inadequacy

20.09.2004 17:22 msk Ferghana Valley

Emergency meeting of the Namangan regional kengash (committee) of people's deputies took place on September 17, 2004. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov addressed the meeting.

Road report: Temur's gate and other sights of the Dzhizak region (Uzbekistan)

Road report: Temur's gate and other sights of the Dzhizak region (Uzbekistan)

15.09.2004 14:21 msk Ferghana Valley

Temur's Gate is the ancient and most frequently visited sight of Uzbekistan. Everybody travelling from Tashkent to Samarkand and back - no matter how many times he or she already passed this way - will pull over approximately midway, near the settlement of Bakhmal situated 10 kilometers to the west

Andizhan students hope that they will not be assigned to cotton harvesting duty this year

Andizhan students hope that they will not be assigned to cotton harvesting duty this year

08.09.2004 00:00 msk Ferghana Valley

September has come and residents of Andizhan are once again waiting for the new cotton harvesting campaign. All city dwellers from students to obstetricians spend two or three months in cotton fields every year - harvesting cotton for the hirmans .

Formal an real state borders in the Ferghana valley (Photo report by Alisher Saipov)

Formal an real state borders in the Ferghana valley (Photo report by Alisher Saipov)

21.06.2004 00:00 msk Russia

The Kyrgyz-Uzbek border is 1,295 kilometers long. Most border districts on both sides are located in the Ferghana valley populated by the two peoples since the time immemorial. Here is the photo report of Alisher Saipov - a look from Kyrgyzstan on the border between the two sovereign states.

Ferghana.Ru Information Agency

Ferghana.Ru Information Agency

15.04.2002 00:00 msk Russia

Media Outlet Certificate of Registration (Ministry of Press, TV- and Radio Broadcasting, and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation): EL No 77-4732, August 10, 2001, Moscow. Tel.: +7(985)072-76-11 (Moscow). E-mail: dan@kislov.ru (Daniil Kislov, Editor-in-chief).

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