Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree on the export of uranium worth over $1.14 billion to Japan in the period of 2023-2030, Uzbek media has reported.

Uzbekistan expects an increase in gold reserves in the country in 2020-2024 by 474 tons and uranium by 32,000 tons. In monetary terms, this is equivalent to $ 18.7 billion.

Uzbekistan and India signed an agreement on long-term uranium supplies, Uzbek media reports.

The possible introduction of tariffs on the import of uranium into the U.S. could have a negative impact on the activities of Kazakh companies - uranium suppliers, according to the Kazakh Energy Ministry, RIA Novosti reported.

U.S. uranium producers Ur-Energy and Energy Fuels sent a petition to the U.S. Ministry of Trade asking to limit the purchase of uranium abroad, including in Uzbekistan, RBC reported.

Kazakhstan’s total output of uranium or so called 'yellow cake' for the year will amount to 22,000 tons, Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said.

Kazakhstan produced 22,829 metric tons of uranium in 2014, maintaining its leading position as the largest uranium producer in the world, Kazatomprom national company said on January 28.

Kazakhstan produced 5,650 tons of uranium in the second quarter of 2014.

Uranium production in Kazakhstan amounted to 22,500 tons in 2013, which corresponds to the planned targets, Trend Agency reported on January 23 with reference to the Kazakh national company Kazatomprom.

All the uranium produced in Kazakhstan is being exported, in particular to China and Europe,CEO of the Kazenergy Association Aset Magauov said at the 15th meeting of the Kazenergy Association Council on January 16, Trend Agency reported.