What happened
Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting in Tashkent to discuss progress and priorities for 2026. Over the past nine years, the volume of services in the capital has grown by more than 20% annually, approaching $30 billion. The President instructed to increase this figure to $38 billion in 2026 and $45 billion in 2027.
The city has transformed 26 24-hour streets with 1,200 retail and service facilities, creating 5,000 jobs. An additional 18 such streets are planned for opening next year. Banks have supported a proposal to finance 100 new social, green, technological, and tourism services.
A training center for trade and services personnel with a capacity of 15,000 people per year has opened in Chilanzar. The president has ordered the creation of similar centers in the food service and other service sectors. There are also plans to provide free training to 5,000 people annually and open coworking spaces and classrooms in 100 mahallas.
Why is this important
Tashkent remains the main driver of the republic’s economic growth, and the high-quality development of services, infrastructure, and education determines the capital’s competitiveness. The expansion of service streets, vocational training, the construction of schools and sports facilities, and the attraction of investment lay the foundation for improving the quality of the urban environment, employment, and human capital.
Numbers and facts
- Service volume growth: over 20% annually for the past 9 years; current level is approximately $30 billion.
- Targets: $38 billion in 2026; $45 billion in 2027.
- 26 24-hour streets → 1,200 service facilities → 5,000 jobs; plan: +18 streets.
- 100 new social, green, technological and tourism services – as part of the banks’ initiatives.
- The Chilanzar center trains 15,000 people annually; the plan is to provide free training to 5,000 people and create coworking spaces and courses in 100 neighborhoods for 10,000 young people.
- The capital’s needs: 75 schools and kindergartens, 23 sports facilities. Districts will build one facility of each type annually; an additional 15 schools/kindergartens and 11 sports facilities will be built through the investment program.
- Attracting foreign investment: +$300 million without state guarantees in 2026.
- The “Tashkent Experience” in education: 1,500 students in grades 7–11 are studying IT, medicine, business, and engineering; teachers are paid up to 20 million soums. The plan is to have 24 schools in 2026 and 33 in 2027.
Context
The capital is consistently implementing a policy of transitioning to a service economy, expanding infrastructure, and modernizing the education system. The “Tashkent Experience” program strengthens schoolchildren’s competitiveness in key professional fields, while investments in service streets and social facilities are shaping a new model of urban development.
