TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 1. Starting
January 1, 2026, Uzbek citizens are allowed to invest in the United
States without restrictions, Trend reports via the press service of the President
of Uzbekistan.
The decision is stipulated in a decree signed by President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which also provides for the establishment of
the U.S.–Uzbekistan Business and Investment Council as a platform
to strengthen the strategic economic partnership between Uzbekistan
and the United States.
The decree allows Uzbek citizens to finance foreign companies or
U.S.-based branches within the limits of funds available in their
accounts. The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has been instructed to
amend the relevant legislation within one month to ensure the
implementation of these provisions.
To enhance coordination of foreign policy and government
initiatives, the decree also introduces, starting January 1, 2026,
an additional position within the structure of Uzbekistan’s Embassy
in the United States. The post of counselor-minister will serve as
a representative of the presidential administration of the Republic
of Uzbekistan in the United States.
The Counselor-Minister will be responsible for initiating and
facilitating discussions on major and strategic investment and
trade projects between Uzbekistan and the United States, as well as
for coordinating the Council’s activities on the Uzbek side.
The agreement to establish the Council was reached during
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s official visit to the United States
on November 4–6, 2025, held on the sidelines of the C5+1 Summit.
The Council will be co-chaired by the Head of the Presidential
Administration of Uzbekistan and a U.S. presidential
representative, appointed in coordination with the American
side.
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