Tobacco.org

BAT Uzbekistan cigarette output down 7.5% in 2003 

The British-Uzbek joint venture British American Tobacco Uzbekistan produced 6.519 billion cigarettes in 2003, 7.5% fewer than in 2002, the Uzbek state statistics department has announced.

A BAT Uzbekistan management source told Interfax that cigarette sales on the domestic market contracted 3.4% from 2002 to 6.205 billion. Cigarette exports plunged 77% from 661 million (2002) to 150.4 million (2003).

Jump to full article »

BAT Uzbekistan slashes cigarette output 8.6%  

The Uzbek-British joint venture British American Tobacco Uzbekistan (BAT Uzbekistan) produced 4.83 billion cigarettes in January-September, or 8.6% less than in the same period of 2002, according to official statistics. . . .

BAT Uzbekistan is the tobacco-manufacturing monopoly in Uzbekistan, controlling 64.8% of the local market.

The source accounted the contraction in domestic sales to stiff competition from smuggled tobacco.

Jump to full article »

British American Tobacco pressured to withdraw from Uzbekistan 

British American Tobacco is facing pressure to withdraw from investments in the former USSR state of Uzbekistan following criticisms of the country's human rights record.

The move follows shortly after the UK government asked the company to fulfil the longstanding demand of campaigners by withdrawing from Burma following recent actions by the regime there. BAT has always argued that to withdraw from Burma would be counterproductive.

BAT has a joint venture in Uzbekistan with the regime of President Karimov, whose human rights record has been described as 'dire' by Amnesty International.

Jump to full article »

• BAT under pressure to quit 'dire' Uzbekistan 

British American Tobacco is to face pressure to pull out of its investment in Uzbekistan, the former Soviet state strongly criticised for its human rights record.

Earlier this month, the Government asked BAT to withdraw from the brutal dictatorship in Burma. In Uzbekistan BAT has a joint venture with the regime of President Karimov, which has been strongly criticised by organisations including Amnesty International for its "dire" record on human rights and "systematic" use of torture.

"It's difficult to overstate the awfulness of what's going on," said Steve Crawshaw, UK director of the international group Human Rights Watch.

Radical Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, a strong force in Central Asia, is brutally repressed in Uzbekistan and human rights campaigners are often detained and harassed.

Jump to full article »

Customs officers seize smuggled tobacco items 

In 5 months of the current year customs officers of Kashkadarya region have seized smuggled tobacco products worth 22 million soums, Akhborot reported.

Kamil Holmuminov, a citizen of Turkmenistan, attempted to import to Uzbekistan 11,000 boxes of foreign cigarettes without proper documents and excise marks worth total around 4 million soums.

Officers of Kashkadarya regional customs department suppressed the smuggling attempt.

Jump to full article »

Customs officers seize cigarettes worth 22m soums 

Customs officers of Kashkadarya region seized 22 million soums worth of smuggles cigarettes, Akhborot reported.

This is a significant increase compared to the last year, as by-pass roads have become transit corridors for smugglers, the report point out.

Jump to full article »

UzBAT JV celebrates eighth anniversary in Uzbekistan ($$) 

Uzbekistan British-American Tobacco (UzBAT) joint venture held a press conference to celebrate its 8th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of British American Tobacco. more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

New law to ban tobacco advertisement in mass media ($$) 

The ninth session of the Uzbek Parliament, which will open on 29 August, will consider the bill on introducing changes and additions to the Law on Advertising, which was adopted in December 1998. more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

BAT Uzbekistan holds country-wide anti-smoking campaign ($$) 

British American Tobacco Uzbekistan has launched the second stage of anti-smoking campaign among underage smokers.

The programme is being realised jointly with international Soglom Avlod Uchun (For Healthy Generation) foundation, Public Education Ministry, regional and Tashkent city administrations. more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

Early Age Death Toll Rising Due To Smoking Rate ($$) 

Over 50 per cent of the population in Uzbekistan is under 18 years of age. Since the price of cigarettes is low and there are too many tobacco advertisements, the number of cigarettes per capita is growing sharply. more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

UzBAT Resumes Production of Cigarettes Hollywood ($$) 

Joint Venture UzBAT AO resumed production and marketing in Uzbekistan cigarettes Hollywood. Rene Azelstain, General Director of JV, announced this news at the press conference. more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

BAT To Crack Down On Smuggling ($$) 

British American Tobacco, the world's second-largest quoted tobacco company, is to crack down on smuggling in a move that will reduce sales and lead to lower than expected operating profit growth in 2002. more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

UzBAT Celebrates 7-th Anniversary In Uzbekistan ($$) 

UzBat, the Joint Venture between Uzbek Government and British American Tobacco, marking its 7th Anniversary of operations in Uzbekistan. BAT is the largest investor in economy of... more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

Over 30,000 People Die of Tobacco-Related Diseases in Uzbekistan ($$) 

Over 30,000 people die of tobacco-related diseases in Uzbekistan each year, the Uzbek newspaper Narodnoye Slovo reported on 30 May. The newspaper was quoting figures cited at a Health Ministry conference held in the Uzbek capital... more...$Premium Content

Jump to full article »

Talks on Framework Convention on Tobacco under way in Geneva 

Uzbekistan delegation is participating in the sixth round of negotiations of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Body on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The negotiations started on 17 February and will last until 28 February.

Jump to full article »