Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 13
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
In January-November 2018, the number of enterprises with foreign capital operating in Uzbekistan grew by 1,863 (33.8 percent) and amounted to 7,371, Trend reports on Dec. 13 referring to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
Of the total number of enterprises, 3,923 are joint ventures, 3,448 are companies with completely foreign capital.
Reportedly, the biggest number of enterprises with foreign capital is in the sphere of industry – 2,947 (40 percent), trade – 1,616 (21.9 percent) and other spheres – 1,216 (16.5 percent), the smallest – in the sphere of healthcare and social services – 96 (1.3 percent).
Of the total number of enterprises established during the eleven months of 2018, 391 are with participation of capital of residents of Russia, 329 – Turkey, 302 – China, 222 – Kazakhstan, and 153 – South Korea. Also, interest in joint activities in 2018 was shown by residents of Afghanistan, India, Germany, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
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