Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Aug. 12 / Trend D. Azizov /
The investments in Uzbek economy increased by 7.8 percent in the first half of 2010 compared to same period of last year. The investments amounted to $4.9 billion (8.255 trillion soums), the State Statistics Committee said.
The funds of enterprises and the population hit 50.7 percent, the banks' loans - 12.8 percent, non-budgetary funds' money, including the Reconstruction and Development Fund - 8.1 percent, the state budget - 6.1 percent, the Land Reclamation Fund - 0.3 percent.
The volume of assimilated foreign investments and loans amounted to 22 percent of the total volume of capital investments ($1.078 billion) in January-June.
According to the committee, the major volume of foreign investments and loans - 58.6 percent was mastered in the transport and communications, 25.1 percent - in the energy sector, 3.3 percent - in the light industry, 1.8 percent - the production of building materials, 1.7 percent - the industry utilities, 1.6 percent - agriculture, 1.5 percent - health care, 0.9 percent - the machinery industry, 5.5 percent - in other industries.
About 5.542 trillion soums (67.1 percent of total investments), the non-manufacturing industries - 2.713 trillion soums (32.9 percent) of the total investments in the economy in the manufacturing sectors were mastered.
The Uzbek government plans to increase capital expenditures from all sources by 22.1 percent in 2011.