AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoUzbekistan Security: Uzbekistan’s State Security Service says it foiled a drone-based opium smuggling attempt from Afghanistan, intercepting an unmanned aircraft near the Amu Darya in Surkhandarya and seizing about 2.03 kg of opium. Archaeology in Uzbekistan: Ground-penetrating radar and magnetometry helped archaeologists confirm a 2,000-year-old Hellenistic-era Greek temporary military camp at Iskandar Tepa, including a defensive ditch, storage jars, burial pits, and coins used to date the site. AI for Central Asia: iFLYTEK launched its iFLYTEK Open Platform Central Asia in Tashkent, positioning Uzbekistan as an emerging regional AI hub with a localized AI ecosystem for governments, universities, and enterprises. Regional Energy & Industry: An EDB forum in Almaty highlighted Uzbekistan’s push to become a Eurasian economic hub, while Rosatom said it is expanding small nuclear power plant projects, including construction of an onshore plant in Uzbekistan with two small units. Trade & Finance Signals: World Gold Council data shows Uzbekistan among major central-bank gold buyers, with May net purchases lifting reserves across the region.
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