Surkhandarya region records 8.2% GRP growth in 1H

The growth of industrial output made up 7.8%, agriculture output – 5.8%, construction – 14.1%, retail trade turnover – 15.7% and paid services – 13.7%, UzA reported.

The volume of attracted investments increased by 32.9% and the foreign direct investments and loans rose by 4.7 times. The exports grew by 17.9%.

Commercial banks issued 62.3 billion soums of loan resources for development of small and private businesses. Share of small and private businesses in GDP made up 58.4%.