A new cargo terminal will allow the airport of Uzbekistan's capital to increase cargo handling almost 4.3 times - from 70 to 300 tons per day, the presidential administration said.

Uzbek authorities have not announced the expected timeframe for the project's implementation or its cost.

The air harbor is currently reconstructing its departure terminal. The work is being done in three stages.

As a result, registration, customs control and security will be expanded. The terminal's capacity will double to 2,400 passengers per hour.

Chinese companies China Poly Group and China Electric have started to build a solar power plant with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts in Jizzak region, the administration of the President of Uzbekistan reports.

The expected investment in the project is $350m.

The first 200 megawatts of generating capacity is planned to be put into operation at the end of 2024.

The Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed on mutual exchange and issuance of electronic forms of permits for road freight transportation.

The project is planned to be launched in pilot mode from April 15, 2024.

The procedure for importing motor vehicles will change from April 1. This is reported by Telegram-channel "Rastamozhka".

According to the channel, in accordance with the relevant order of the Government:

- from April 1, 2024 vehicle, it will be possible to register at customs only in the name of the person to whom the certificate of conformity was issued.

- vehicles are not subject to customs clearance on the basis of a certificate of conformity issued in the name of another individual or legal entity.

It is also said that the government has been instructed to make a proposal to amend normative legal acts on the inadmissibility of application to motor vehicles of the norm of moving goods in the customs warehouse regime to other persons.

Kazakhstan's Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliev said that the Kazakh side will continue to deepen international logistics cooperation along the China-Europe rail route, looking for more potential importers and major partners in Sichuan province. Kazakhstan also hopes to provide Sichuan consumers with a rich selection of goods, including frozen meat and dairy products. At the same time, in the field of investment cooperation, Kazakhstan creates a favorable business environment for foreign investors through various duty-free measures and tax incentives, government subsidies, and invites enterprises from Sichuan to invest in Kazakhstan.