Shavkat Mirziyoyev participated in a presentation of projects with foreign investors in Surkhandarya region. New capacities are being launched in housing construction, mining, light industry, food processing, energy, healthcare, education, and tourism.

Projects worth $1.6 billion are being implemented with Russia, China, Turkey, Pakistan, Japan, Germany, India, and Mongolia. The president held talks with investors.

A ceremony then marked the launch of 44 projects worth $7.1 billion. Mirziyoyev pressed a symbolic button to initiate construction and operation of new projects in mining, light industry, furniture manufacturing, food processing, services, and tourism.

With participation from China, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and local investors, 13 projects worth $741 million were launched.

In cooperation with Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, China, India, the UAE, Russia, and Afghanistan, construction began on 31 projects worth $6.3 billion.

The projects will create 18,000 new jobs, enable production of industrial goods worth 82 trillion soums, and facilitate $1.4 billion in exports.

Source: www.gazeta.uz