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Starting a companyUpdated 30.08.2026

Can I run an Uzbek company in English?

Short answer

You can own and decide in English. The state speaks Uzbek and Russian.

FilingsThe state’s side is not in English — tax returns and registry filings run through the electronic cabinet in Uzbek or Russian, on Uzbek accounting standards
CharterYour documents can run bilingually — foreign-owned companies commonly draft the charter and minutes article-by-article with English beside the official language
ContractsPrivate contracts choose their language — parties agree it; banks and authorities receiving a document want the official language or a translation
What the law provides

Nothing stops a foreign owner deciding, corresponding and keeping management records in English — and the founding documents are commonly drafted bilingually so the owner reads what they sign. The state’s side does not switch: statutory filings go to the tax authority and the registry in the official language, the taxpayer cabinet runs in Uzbek and Russian, and the books behind the returns follow Uzbek accounting standards.

The practical division of labour follows from that: English is workable as the language of ownership and decisions, while whoever prepares the filings reads the law and the cabinet in the original. Documents crossing the border — powers of attorney, registry extracts — are translated into Russian or Uzbek on the way in.

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Accounting keeps the books and makes every filing on time, with monthly reports in English.

See accounting

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