About 62 state assets sold to private sectors

The investment obligations were directed at modernizing production capacities and creating new jobs, as well as producing import-replacing products.

About 16.07 billion soums were received from privatization from all sources, of which 6.9 billion soums were directed to the state budget, the press service of the State Competition Committee said.

In the result of adopted measures on monitoring existing agreements, in the reporting period execution of investment liabilities for US$1.5 million (87.2%) and 12.5 billion soums (100%) were executed.

In particular, agreements with purchase payments were executed for US$471,300 and 1.3 billion soums, and agreements with zero redemption price – for US$1.06 million and 11.2 billion soums.

The investment obligations were executed on 15 agreements for US$2.29 million and 9.4 billion soums, which helped to create over 225 new jobs. In the first quarter, overall 2,450 jobs were created.

Total turnover of securities market (shares and bonds) reached 56.7 billion soums. At the organized market, some 350 deals with shares for 8.3 billion soums were signed, of which 18 deals for 4.2 billion soums were registered in IPO market and 32 deals for 4.1 billion soums – in the secondary market.

In the reporting period, the Centers for renting state property handed over 15,400 premises to the private businesses, which helped to create 29,500 new jobs.

About 12.01 billion soums were received from renting the state property, of which 5.87 billion soums were directed to local budgets.

As of 31 March 2014, some 168 licenses for valuation activities were issued in Uzbekistan. At the same time 19 licenses for valuation activities were abolished.

There are 149 licenses fir violation activities, of which 122 are for assessment of business, 25 – movables and 2 - real estates.

As of 31 March 2014, the committee issued 789 qualification certificates to violators (734 are valid licenses and 55 – abolished).

As of 31 March 2014, total 184 licenses for realtor activities were issued in Uzbekistan and 16 were abolished, the committee said.

As of 31 March 2014, the committee issued 1,122 qualification certificates for realtors.