BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan will build an International Trade Center with a turnover of $500 million in Termez region, on the border with Afghanistan, Trend reports referring to the press service of the president of Uzbekistan.
According to the information, 26 hectares of land in the Termez region have been allocated for the construction of International Trade Center. The center will house terminals for receiving, storing, processing, sorting and packing, as well as selling products.
It is reported that on the territory of the complex there will be 1,800 retail outlets, a logistics center with a capacity of 50,000, two hotels with 400 beds, hospitals and car service points. It is planned to place shops on the first floors of the buildings, and light industry enterprises on the second. The commissioning of the Termez International Trade Center is scheduled for 2022.
According to experts, the annual turnover of the International Trade Center will amount to $500 million, and the volume of services - $10 million. It is noted that exports worth $192 million will pass through the center.
In addition, $10 million was allocated from the Fund for Reconstruction and Development to start the construction of the center.
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