The International Fund for Agricultural Development issued a loan to Uzbekistan in the amount of .2 million and a grant of 0 thousand for the implementation of the project “Diversification and modernization of agriculture”.
Awarding ceremony of “Ozone – for life” online contest winners on the occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, has taken place.
As of September 17, 10:00, the number of coronavirus infected in Uzbekistan has reached 49,385 (+223) people, the Ministry of Health reports.
According to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the number of people recovered from COVID-19 in the country has reached 45,474 (+416).
On September 16, 2020, Samarkand hosted a videoconference on “Domestic tourism and opportunities”.
A new loan of up to US$ 50 million to Bank Asaka, may be disbursed in three different currencies (US dollars, Euros and Uzbek soms) to cater needs of Asaka Bank.
On September 17, 2020, during the visit of the delegation of the Russian Federation led by the Chairman of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF, Igor Shuvalov, an agreement was signed between the National Bank and VEB.RF to connect the National Bank to the System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) of the Bank of Russia.