Last year, Uzbekistan drew $ 8.6 billion in foreign direct investment, it was announced on the 5 January meeting chaired by Deputy PM Sardor Umrzakov. At the meeting it was stated that in 2021 a total volume of disbursed investments reached 254 trillion soums, or US$ 23 billion, recording an increase of 109% compared to…

According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-September 2021, 7.8 million tons of vegetables were grown in the Republic, this figure increased by 3.3% compared to the corresponding period of 2020. Total vegetables are grown by region: Republic of Karakalpakstan – 199.4 thousand tons Andijan region – 1.22 million tons Bukhara region – 653.2 thousand…

In 2021, 5.46 million tonnes of coal products were supplied to consumers. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy. All indicators for the supply of coal in accordance with the approved schedules for the period of 2021 were performed by Uzbekugol ahead of schedule. In particular, in the autumn-winter period…

Uzbekistan plans to increase electricity generation by 40 billion kilowatt-hours by 2026. This goal is set in the draft roadmap for the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026. As a result, Uzbekistan will annually generate 110 billion kilowatt-hours by 2026, the document says. At the same time, the share of renewable sources in the…

Salman Fazlur Rahman, adviser on private industry and investment to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said the country’s shipment of pharmaceutical products may cross the US$5.0-billion mark within the next three to five years. “Pharma export makes up about $1.0 billion now, but we expect to cross the $5.0-billion mark in the next three to five…