The number of enterprises with foreign capital in Uzbekistan has reached 11 thousand

According to the State Statistics Committee, on February 1, 2020, the number of enterprises with foreign capital amounted to 11 thousand. The report emphasized that 10.6 thousand enterprises, or 96.1%, are active. This indicator, compared with the same period last year, increased by 3 thousand, or 37%. In January 2020, 255 enterprises with the participation of foreign capital were created in the Republic.

As follows from the published information, the majority of such enterprises belong to the Russian Federation (1864), the Republic of Turkey (1690), the People’s Republic of China (1306), Kazakhstan (827) and Korea (824) and the Republic of Kazakhstan (766).

The State Statistics Committee report contains statistics on joint and foreign enterprises operating in the country with the CIS countries. It is reported that 3597 such enterprises operate in the country. The main share of enterprises with CIS countries is (in relation to enterprises with total foreign capital) of the Russian Federation 17.6%, Kazakhstan – 7.8%, Azerbaijan – 1.7%, Kyrgyzstan – 1.5% and Tajikistan – 1.5 %

As of February 1, 2019, the city of Tashkent accounts for 6,253 operating enterprises with the participation of foreign capital (59% of their total). The four regions preferred for foreign capital include, in addition to the capital, the Tashkent region, where 1170 enterprises with foreign capital (11%) and Samarkand – 516 (4.9%) operate. The State Statistics Committee report emphasized that the majority of existing enterprises with foreign capital are in industry – 3758 and trade – 2645.