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Uzbekistan to launch 18 new textile enterprises in August
Uzbekistan to launch 18 new textile enterprises in August

Uzbekistan to launch 18 new textile enterprises in August

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan plans to launch 18 new textile enterprises on the eve of the 24th anniversary of independence of the country. This was announced at the press conference of Uzbekyengilsanoat (Uzbek Light Industry) in Tashkent.

Total cost of these projects is US$99 million. Implementation of these projects will allow to create over 1,000 new jobs. Annually these enterprises can export products for up to US$43.1 million.

In 2015, Uzbekyengilsanoat is expecting that production of industrial goods will grow by 20% to 3.4 trillion soums, while production of consumer goods will grow by 25% to 1.4 trillion soums.

In last three years, about 92 industrial enterprises with total cost of US$575.3 million were commission in Uzbekistan and they have export potential for US$215.8 million. About 11,600 new jobs were created.

Currently, Uzbekyengilsanoat unites about 290 companies, including 159 enterprises with foreign investors from South Korea, India, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, US and others.

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