Since the beginning of this year, Uzbekistan has attracted more than $6 bn in foreign investments and loans, as reported during a meeting on investments in the country’s economy with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
In the past two months, 1,100 small and medium-sized projects worth $574 mln have been launched in the republic.
By early March, exports of goods and services had reached a total of $2.8 bn. Over the year, shipments of jewelry products increased sevenfold, while exports of chemical products rose by 1.7 times. Exports of tourist services grew by 1.6 times.
The meeting also addressed poverty...