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Uzbekistan’s industry sector attracts large number of foreign direct investments

Uzbekistan Materials 30 July 2021 16:31 (UTC +04:00)
Uzbekistan’s industry sector attracts large number of foreign direct investments

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30

By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:

The number of enterprises with foreign direct investments operating in Uzbekistan as for June 1, 2021 amounts to 4,064, Trend reports referring to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.

According to the committee, 12,654 enterprises with foreign direct investments operate in Uzbekistan as of June 1, 2021, of which 5,993 are joint ventures and 6,661 are foreign.

The committee reports that this is 1,648 enterprises more than the figures for the same period last year.

Also, the analysis shows that industry, trade and construction sectors mainly attract foreign investors. Thus, the number of industry enterprises with foreign direct investments amount to 4,064 enterprises, while the number of trade and construction enterprises accounts for 3,440 and 1,046 enterprises, respectively.

With a significant lag, it is followed by agriculture, forestry and fisheries - 693, accommodation and food services - 540, information and communication - 352.

In terms of the number of enterprises with foreign direct investments, Tashkent is in the lead with 7,518 enterprises. It is followed by Tashkent region - 1,365 and Samarkand region - 619 enterprises.

In addition, in the first half of the year, Uzbek enterprises with foreign direct investments produced goods worth 47.7 trillion soums ($4.5 billion), the share of which in the total production volume amounted to 23.8 percent.

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