Venice, Italy April 11-13, 2011 Economic Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz PASSPORT OF COUNTRY Population: 28 mln. people Ethnic groups: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, other 2.5%. Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% Literacy: 99.3% of population Government type: Republic, Head of the state - President Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 2 DYNAMICS OF GDP GROWTH IN UZBEKISTAN (%) 10 7,7 8 6 4 3,8 4,2 4,2 4,4 2001 2002 2003 7 7,3 2005 2006 9,5 9 2007 2008 8,1 8,3 2009 2010 2 0 2000 2004 Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 3 BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS AS PERCENT TO GDP (%) 2 1,5 1,5 1,1 1 0,5 0,5 0,2 0,1 0 -0,5 1 2002 -0,8 -0,4 2003 -0,4 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 -1 Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 4 INFLATION (%) 26,6 21,6 2002 2003 3,8 3,7 2004 2005 7,8 6,8 7,8 7,4 7 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 5 INDUSTRY GROWTH (%) 12,1 12,7 10,8 9,4 8,5 7,3 6,2 2002 2003 9 2004 2005 2006 2007 Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 2008 2009 8,3 2010 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 6 DYNAMICS OF DECREASE OF PROFIT TAX 38% 40% 36% 35% 33% 35% 31% 30% 24% 25% 20% 18% 20% 15% 12% 15% 10% 10% 9% 10% 5% 0% 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 7 DECREASE OF SINGLE TAX FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES (%) 16% 15% 13% 14% 12% 10% 10% 8% 8% 8% 7% 6% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 2010 2011 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 8 RATIO OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN GDP, INCL. MAIN SPHERES OF ECONOMY GDP Communications Construction Industrial Retail Agriculture output Foreign Transport turnover trade output Services Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 9 ENTERPRISES WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 10 4200 enterprises CNPC Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 10 PRIORITY SECTORS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION Automobile industry (production of assembling parts, creation of service centers, auto-saloons, etc.) Agriculture (agricultural engineering, fruit&vegetables processing, packaging services, production of packaging materials, agro-terminals and warehouses, etc.) Electrical industry (production of electrical items and devices, electrical and energy-saving technology etc) Textile industry (production of apparels and garment accessories, franchising, creation of tailoring shops, etc.) Information and telecommunication sector (production of soft and hardware, electrical appliances, creation of techno parks, rendering IT services, etc.) Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 11 PRIORITY SECTORS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION Construction industry (production of ready-made materials, solid construction compounds, rendering construction services, etc.) Chemical industry (manufacture of chemicals, enterprise chemical production, etc) Consumer goods production (home electric appliances, plastic wares, ceramics, garments, etc.) Food stuffs production (milk&meat products, flour production, grains processing, fruit&vegetable juices, dried products, mineral water, etc.) Pharmaceutical industry (production of infusion solutions, pills, rubber and glass wares, etc.) Social services (creation of mini-clinics and ambulance rooms in rural areas, etc.) Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 12 PRIORITY SECTORS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION Retail trade (creation of malls and retails trade points, further development of e-commerce, etc.) Tourism industry (creation of resorts, small hotels and other tourist infrastructure, development of ecological, recreational and other forms of tourism, etc) Public catering (franchising, coffee shops, bars, national and foreign cuisine restaurants, etc.) Services sector (Internet and IP-telephony, call-centers and other forms of information outsourcing, passenger transportation services) Leather industry (production of foot-wear, sports goods, raw hides, etc.) Social infrastructure (amusement parks, go-karting clubs, etc.) Bukhoro str., 6, Tashkent 100047, Republic of Uzbekistan Тел.: (+998 71) 2320901, 1506000 Факс: (+998 71) 2320903, 1506007 e-mail: info@chamber.uz http://www.chamber.uz 13 Venice, Italy April 11-13, 2011 THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION ! 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