TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 24. Uzbekistan's mining industry attracted only 22.4 trillion soums ($1.8 billion) of investments in fixed capital from January through September 2023, Trend reports.
The data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency shows that a share of the total volume of investments amounted to 9.9 percent.
Of these, 16.2 trillion soums ($1.3 billion) were utilized at the expense of foreign investments and credits, the share of which amounted to 15.5 percent of the total volume.
Earlier, a protocol aimed at improving the investment environment in Uzbekistan was signed during a session of the Foreign Investors Council in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent. The document included proposals for enhancing the investment climate in Uzbekistan.
Moreover, Uzbekistan has attracted more than $22 billion in foreign investments in 2023. The volume of foreign investments increased 1.8 times in 2023 year-on-year.
According to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, the total number of active firms and organizations with foreign investments in Uzbekistan reached 13,353 in the first 11 months of 2023, highlighting the growing global interest in Uzbekistan's commercial potential.