TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 26. Uzbekistan implemented 18.8 trillion soums ($1.4 billion) of investments in fixed assets at the expense of own funds of enterprises and entities from January through March 2024, Trend reports.
The data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency shows that this figure has increased by 16 percent year-on-year (16.2 trillion soums, or $1.2 billion in January-March 2023)
The country implemented 6.9 trillion soums ($546.2 million) or 6.5 percent of the total volume of investments in fixed assets at the expense of the population. Foreign direct investment amounted to 33.3 trillion soums ($2.6 billion) during this period.
At the same time, the country implemented initiatives worth to 5.2 trillion soums ($411.6 million) at the expense of bank loans and other borrowed funds, foreign loans under the guarantee of Uzbekistan amounted to 5.2 trillion soums ($411.6 million), non-guaranteed and other foreign investments and credits - 35.3 trillion soums ($2.7 billion), the Fund for Reconstruction and Development - 400 billion soums ($31.6 million), the National Budget - 1.7 trillion soums ($134.5 million), the Fund for Development of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems - 200 billion soums ($15.8 million) of their total volume.
Specifically, Uzbekistan implemented 107.1 trillion soums ($8.4 billion) of investments in fixed capital from January through March 2024, which is more by 89.2 percent year-on-year (56.6 trillion soums, or $4.4 billion in January–March 2023).