Uzbekistan will invest 2.1 trln soums ($168.4 mln) to industrial infrastructure in 2026, a 25% increase compared with this year, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the national open dialogue with entrepreneurs.
With the number of businesses in Tashkent rising daily, an additional 2 trln soums ($160.4) will be directed towards upgrading the capital’s electricity networks.
The president also highlighted the growing number of entrepreneurs who are financing external infrastructure themselves. To encourage this trend, such expenses will now be deductible from profit tax.
Financing for exporters
Uzbekistan’s textile producers will gain access to $200 mln in funding under the new Reliable Exporter programme. The scheme will also extend to food processors, exporters of electrical goods, construction materials and pharmaceuticals. In total, $500 mln will be channelled into pre-export financing across these sectors.
To strengthen the country’s international brand, the ten best-performing and most competitive products in each sector will be awarded the label Symbol of Uzbekistan. A large-scale promotional campaign will support these goods in foreign markets.
Kursiv also reports that over the past year, 1,600 Uzbek microenterprises exceeded a turnover of $802,153 and advanced into the category of medium business.
