00:04Across its 31 Special Economic Zones, tax exemptions and simplified customs rules are changing the way for investment and cross
00:13-border trade are carried out in Uzbekistan.
00:16This is Business Line Uzbekistan. Hello and welcome!
00:20Across the country, Special Economic Zones are being used to support industry, attract investment and expand trade.
00:28Uzbekistan currently has 31 Special Economic Zones, along with 423 small industrial zones, 32 technoparks and 381 industrial clusters.
00:41Together, they host more than 8,000 enterprises. From January to September 2025, industrial output in these zones reached 3
00:51.12 billion euros.
00:53Investors are offered a range of incentives, including exemptions from corporate income tax, land and property taxes, as well as
01:02customs due to exemptions on imported equipment and raw materials for up to two years.
01:08Let's take a closer look at how the system works in practice.
01:12In Surkhandarya, near the border with Afghanistan, the Ayrutom Trade Zone becomes active early in the morning, traders arrive with
01:21goods, buyers move between stalls and business is conducted across several languages in a single marketplace.
01:28In Surkhandarya, near the border with the Ayrutom Trade Zone, we are in the middle of the Ayrutom Trade Zone.
01:38Afghan citizens can enter the zone with a fray for up to 15 days. The trade area also operates without
01:46VAT, helping reduce costs for businesses and traders.
02:03In the way, projects worth around 2.2 billion euros are operating under a simplified customs regime.
02:10In the way, it is integrated into national transport corridors, linking roads, rail and air routes.
02:29We offer a connection between cars, aviation and electric roads, including the corridor through Termez.
02:38Today, we have an integration with the free economic zone of Navai and the commercial zone of Navai.
02:45From Navai to the Tashkent region, special economic zones are expanding to attract investment and develop industry.
02:52The Tashkent region's special economic zone hosts dozens of foreign enterprises, with new investment continuing to grow.
03:01The new investment is now growing to grow.
03:01We are very important to have the agricultural capital and socialist capital and its topw entirety.
03:17for investors already operating in the country the focus is often on expansion and long-term
03:25growth we have started our job over here 2024 the current investment is about 130 million dollars
03:32we have a big plan to work over here producing an alcoholic drinks which is uzbekistan for the
03:37sake of more ways especially for export from over here to other countries uzbekistan continues to
03:43expand its network of special economic zones across industry manufacturing and cross-border trade
03:50joining us now is mr sohap saith nazarov head of the department at the ministry of investment
03:56industry and trade mr saith nazarov how is the government responding to growing demand for
04:02industrial site and special economic zones pierre очередь конечно же надо отметить
04:06что ежегодно инвестиции прямые иностранные инвестиции в республику растут большими темпами это 20 25
04:14процентов ежегодно и конечно же это требует площадей и инфраструктуры для строительства
04:21промышленных предприятий на сегодняшний день выделяется ежегодно со стороны государства более
04:26150 миллионов долларов ежегодно на развитие инфраструктуры мы видим и что спрос и именно
04:32интересы инвесторов к этим зонам растет то есть особое внимание уделяется зеленой энергетики
04:37также переходу к новому этапу это переход привлечение частных компаний для управления этим зонами мы
04:43ждем инвесторов наших свободных экономических зонах thank you for joining well that's all we have time for
04:50this edition you can get more business news at your news.com thank you for watching
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