Friday, 29, March, 2024

Economy

A number of program measures have been taken in Uzbekistan over the past years to ensure food security, including through increasing the production of fish products, which resulted in creation in 2016 alone of about 3 thousand hectares of new artificial ponds, where nearly 900 new fish farms are doing business.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as part of his Djizzakh province trip, visited Pakhtakor district, where he got acquainted with promising textile, clothing, leather, footwear and agriculture projects.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Uzbek Tourism Development Committee, Ravshan Usmanov held talks with Deputy Chairman of China’s Tourism Administration, Du Jiang in Beijing on Thursday.

On April 27, 2017 President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the foundation stone laying ceremony of Jizzakh oil refinery complex in Jizzakh’s Zafarabad district, UzA said.

88.2 thousand passenger cars were produced in Uzbekistan in 2016, UzAvtoSanoat said in a statement. Along with that, the Uzbek automotive industry manufactured 3.42 thousand ISUZU buses and trucks and over 1 thousand MAN trucks.

On April 22, 2017 the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in order to inspect ongoing construction works and get acquainted with socio-economic development, the activities of schools and makhallas (neighbourhoods) visited Tashkent’s Olmazor district.

As we reported earlier in Tashekent kicked off Uzbekistan-China Business Forum, which was organized by the newly created Committee for Investments of Uzbekistan.

Almost two dozen accords worth over US$ 35 million were signed following the maiden Uzbekistan-Tajikistan business forum in Dushanbe on April 19.

By the decree of the President of Uzbekistan of April 18, the State Committee for Privatization, Demonopolization and Development of Competition has been converted into the State Committee for Assistance to Privatized Enterprises and Development of Competition.

Vocational Training Centers for the unemployed to be established in all provinces of Uzbekistan in 2017-2020. The program for their step-by-step creation has been approved by the April 10 Cabinet of Ministers Resolution, Norma.uz said.

A major exhibition of Uzbek products kicks off at Dushanbe’s Poytakht-90 Center today, according to Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

In line with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, 12 projects of 9 enterprises have been included into the Program for localization of production of finished products, components and materials for 2017-2019. In particular, the following companies and their projects have been included in the program:

On 13-14 April, 2017 representatives of diplomatic corps and international organizations accredited in Uzbekistan, representatives of ministries, agencies, national and regional mass media took part in the field trip to the Republic of Karakalpakstan organized within the UN Joint Programme“Building the resilience of communities affected by the Aral Sea disaster through the Multi-Partner Human Security Fund for the Aral Sea”.The trip was aimed at showcasing the results of the first phase of the UN Joint Programme, raise the awareness of participants on importance of concerted efforts in support to development of the Aral sea region and aiming at expanded donor assistance to the region through the proposed Multi-Partner Human Security Fund for Aral Sea region.

The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev as part of his Samarkand province trip visited Koshrabad district on Friday, UzA reported.

In Samarkand’s Jambay district the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the presentation of projects aimed at the development of light industry in the province.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree to convert the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan into the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.

The Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex has commenced the realization of the largest investment project within the Program of Measures to Ensure Structural Transformation, Modernization and Diversification of Production for 2015-2019 for Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company - Development of Dalneye Field.

Starting from April 1, excises on imports of rolled steel, products of polymers and wood have been abolished in Uzbekistan. The decision on this was signed by the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirzieyev on March 31, 2017.

In the first quarter of 2017, the enterprises of UzKimyoSanoat (Uzbek Chemical Industry, a state-run holding) produced goods in current prices totaling 480.1 billion soums, consumer goods - worth 26.6 billion soums.

A major trade fair of Uzbek products is expected to take place at Poytakht-90 Center in Dushanbe next week, according to the press center of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).