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11.05.2012 Power Uzbekistan 2012, the 7th Uzbekistan International Specialised Exhibition and Conference

20.04.2012 Uzbekistan’s GDP increases by 7.5% in 1Q 2012
Gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan grew by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2012. This was announced at the session of the Government of Uzbekistan on 20 April, which was dedicated to the results of social-economic development of Uzbekistan in the first three months of 2012.

18.04.2012 Belgian agency shared experience in managing solid wastes and water supply
Today, Tashkent hosted a seminar organized by representatives of the Walloon Agency of International Trade and Investment (AWEX) and Belgian companies specializing in waste management and utilities.

16.04.2012 Uzbekistan approves programme on repairing roads in rural areas
The Government of Uzbekistan approved a programme on repairing roads of general and inter-economic use in rural areas for 2012.
Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution “On programme on repairing roads of general and inter-economic use in rural areas for 2012” on 9 April 2012.

13.04.2012 Uzbekistan to create another special industrial zone
Uzbekistan will create a special industrial zone “Angren” (SIZ Angren) in Tashkent region. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a decree “On creation of special industrial zone “Angren” on 13 April 2012.

23.03.2012 Uzbekistan can join to CIS free trade zone agreement
Economic Council of the CIS supported accession of Uzbekistan to a agreement on free trade zone in the CIS, the chairperson of the CIS Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev said.

15.03.2012 Transport services worth 12.3 trillion soums were provided in Uzbekistan in 2011
The highest concentration of market services among all types of economic activity in 2011 was recorded in the transport sector (official statistics). This activity accounted for more than 30% of 41 trillion soums of the total market services.

29.02.2012 UzBuild, Aqua-Therm Tashkent and MebelExpo Uzbekistan opens ITE Uzbekistan’s new season
UzBuild 2012, Uzbekistan’s main construction and interiors exhibition, opened ITE’s spring exhibition season in the country.

28.02.2012 Uzbekistan to build 141 km of roads with cement concrete pavement in 2012
German company GP Papenburg and the South Korean POSCO Engineering and Constructions Co has been chosen as contractors for the project. 141 km of cement concrete pavement will be built on the highway A-380 Gusar-Bukhara-Nukus-Beineu. GP Papenburg will put into operation a 50 km road with durable coating, POSCO Engineering and Constructions Co will build 91 km.

22.02.2012 The industry of Uzbekistan produced 41.6 trillion soums worth of goods
In 2011, according to official data, the industry of Uzbekistan manufactured 41.6 trillion soums worth of industrial products showing a 6.3% increase compared to 2010.

17.02.2012 ADB and Uzbekistan Sign Loan Agreements Worth $508 Million
The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Haruhiko Kuroda today signed loan agreements on rural housing, railway electrification, electricity metering, and water supply and sanitation for a total amount of $508 million.

14.02.2012 Foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan grows by 15% in 2011
Foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan increased by 15% year-on-year in 2011 and reached US$25.537 billion, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

14.02.2012 Uzbek-Russian trade turnover reaches US$6.688bn in 2011
Trade turnover of Uzbekistan and Russia grew by 8.9% year-on-year in 2011 and reached US$6.688 billion, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

14.02.2012 ITE to launch its new season on 28 February
Exhibitions became traditional events for capital of Uzbekistan. Business to Business exhibitions, especially, are becoming more popular among specialists as these events help them to familiarize with latest achievements.

07.02.2012 Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reaches US$25.537bn
Foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan made up US$25.537 billion in 2011, which grew by 15% compared to 2010, the material of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan said.

03.02.2012 Capital investments into Uzbekistan's economy will exceed 23.6 trillion soums in 2012
Investment program of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2012 that was approved by the Head of State defined the main parameters of capital investment in the national economy. Their total volume exceeds 23.6 trillion soums with 75.7% share of non-centralized investments.

25.01.2012 EBRD says Uzbekistan’s GDP growth in 2011 makes up 8.3%
Gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan increased by 8.3% in 2011, a January report of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Regional Economic Prospects in EBRD Countries of Operations” said.

20.01.2012 President calls to raise competitiveness of Uzbekistan’s economy
Uzbekistan plans to implement a programme on primary measures one expanding the volume of production and launching production of competitive goods for US$6.2 billion in 2012-2016, the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.

20.01.2012 Islam Karimov orders to develop several economic programmes
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov gave several orders to the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, which are directed at developing economy of the country.

19.01.2012 Uzbekistan’s economy to grow by 7% in 2012 – UN
Uzbekistan will record one of the highest economic growth rates in the Commonwealth of Impendent States (CIS) in 2012 and 2013, according to the UN report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012 (WESP).