BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The number of enterprises with the participation of foreign direct investment in Uzbekistan as of February 1, 2021, amounted to 11,919 enterprises, which is 138 enterprises more compared to last month, Trend reports referring to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
According to the committee, of them 5,724 enterprises are joint ventures, and 6,195 are owned by foreign founders.
It was also reported that the leading sectors in terms of the number of enterprises with foreign direct investment for the reported period are industry (3,981), trade (3,148), construction (966), agriculture, forestry and fisheries (690), housing, and food services (507).
In addition, foreign investment was directed towards transportation and storage (322), information and communication (321), and health and social services (174).
Last month, the largest number of enterprises with foreign direct investment in Uzbekistan fell on Tashkent city, amounting to 6,918 enterprises. It was followed by the Tashkent region with a significantly fewer number of enterprises with direct investment – 1,318.
At the same time enterprises with foreign direct investment operating in the Samarkand region as of January 2021 amounted to 580, in Fergana region – 455, in Surkhandarya region – 425, in Andijan region – 339, in Bukhara region – 298, in Namangan region – 260, in Navoi region – 238, in Kashkadarya region – 220, in Jizzakh region – 202, in Syrdarya region – 189, in Khorezm region – 175 and 164 enterprises Karakalpakstan Republic.
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