BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The largest number of industrial enterprises operating in Uzbekistan accounts for Tashkent (16,400 enterprises), Trend reports referring to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
According to the committee, today a total of 89,800 industrial enterprises operate in the country.
In particular, 16,400 enterprises operate in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 9,800 enterprises – in Fergana region (10.9 percent), 9,200 enterprises – in Tashkent region (10.3 percent), 9,100 enterprises – in Andijan region (10.1 percent), 7,800 enterprises – in Samarkand region (8.6 percent), 7,100 enterprises – in Namangan region (7.1 percent).
In addition, it is reported that the number of newly created industrial enterprises opened in Uzbekistan in the first half of this year amounts to 11,117 enterprises.
Most of them are registered in the Fergana region - 1 233 (11.1 percent of the total number of newly created enterprises). It is followed by Tashkent – 1,186 enterprises (10.7 percent), Samarkand region 1 109 (10 percent), Namangan region 967 (8.7 percent) and Kashkadarya region 959 (8.6 percent).
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