On the second day of his trip to Kashkadarya region in Uzbekistan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived at the “Kavali” Small Industrial Zone in Karshi to study various enterprises. The area of the industrial zone is six hectares and is equipped with an engineering infrastructure and easy access to transport communications, making it a hub for productive output.
At present, 11 projects are based in the industrial zone, producing building materials, furniture, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and leather products. Four of these have already been launched and are producing import-substituting goods.
The Chief of state was informed about the process of their work and product samples.
The Pegas enterprise established metal processing and production of varnishes and paints, doors, and textiles. This project costs more than 13 billion UZS, and 150 new jobs have been created here. The company’s items are in high demand in the domestic market. At the next stage, the manufacture of other materials in demand in construction will be launched. As a result, many new jobs will be created.
The private enterprise Construction and Assembly of Complex Project No. 1 specializes in building materials. With a total cost of 18.5 billion UZS, this project has an annual production capacity of about 2 million square meters of corrugated sheets and 250 thousand square meters of sandwich panels. Currently, the company employs 45 people. In the future, it is planned to increase the number of jobs by increasing production volumes.
The Karshi W and D Factory produces 50 types of doors, upholstered and hard furniture. 8.5 billion UZS were invested in the project, and modern technologies from Germany, Türkiye, and China were involved. The company created 26 new jobs.
Another seven investment projects are being implemented in the industrial zone. Their launch will employ another 725 people.
Here, the President examined modern buses and minibuses imported from China. Entrepreneur Narzullo Namozov reported high demand for 60-seater buses. 30 of these were delivered to Kashkadarya. A hundred are planned to be delivered in total. In the future, buses will begin to operate on the Karshi – Shakhrisabz and Karshi – Kitab routes.
The Head of state also talked with artisan entrepreneur Dilorom Quvvatova. This woman, who worked abroad for many years, returned to Uzbekistan after learning about the opportunities created for entrepreneurs. Today, bed linen, blankets, and other products made by her company are popular in the region.
Dilorom Quvvatova said that she is pleased with the created business climate and intends to increase the number of jobs to 300.
A presentation of investment projects planned to be implemented in 2024 in Kashkadarya was also held here. In particular, 36 large projects worth $4 billion and 114 regional projects worth $656 million have been formed with the attraction of foreign direct investment and loans. These are the oil and gas, chemical, textile, leather and footwear, and construction industries, mainly localizing production and resolving problems in processing raw materials.
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