AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoGender & Anti-Corruption: A UNDP study in Uzbekistan finds corruption hits women harder, with only 22.5% of men saying women can be competent leaders—pushing calls for gender-sensitive anti-corruption policy. Construction Safety & Environment: Tashkent is rolling out stricter rules for about 1,700 active construction sites, including dust control, real-time environmental sensors, and surveillance linked to a central network. Ancient Medical Discovery: Uzbek researchers report a 4,000-year-old child’s skull with cranial trepanation—among the oldest known surgical evidence in Central Asia. Food Security Research: CIMMYT and Uzbekistan signed an 18-month “bridge phase” to modernize wheat, adding elite germplasm and disease surveillance for yellow rust and Fusarium. Digital Inclusion: Yandex Lavka in Uzbekistan is expanding jobs for deaf and hard-of-hearing workers in its dark stores, with adapted training and sign-language support. Tech & Investment: IFC committed $10m to Highland Capital Fund II, signaling growing confidence in Uzbekistan’s early-stage private equity market. Nuclear Energy: Uzbekistan plans to start construction of its first nuclear power unit on June 4 via a video conference with Russia’s Putin and President Mirziyoyev. International Cooperation: Uzbekistan and Hong Kong agreed to expand ties in finance, AI, transport, and logistics, including a planned visa-free regime.
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