Uzbekistan's Mirziyoyev Commissions 55 Projects in Bukhara, Starts Construction of 90

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended a ceremony in Bukhara region marking the commissioning of new facilities and the start of construction on several projects, the presidential press service said. The programme includes 145 projects with a total value of $7.8 billion.

The projects cover petrochemicals, textiles, construction materials, machinery, energy, mining, pharmaceuticals, digital technology, logistics, agriculture, food processing, housing, infrastructure, services and tourism. Fifty-five projects worth $654 million are being commissioned, while construction is starting on 90 more projects worth $7.1 billion. Investors include companies from the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea, China, Turkey, the UAE, Russia, India and other countries, as well as the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

The projects are forecast to create more than 14,000 jobs, generate annual output worth 22 trillion soums and secure $510 million in exports. “Our goal is one: to produce goods that replace imports and are in demand on foreign markets,” Mirziyoyev said.