The investment potential and investment conditions of Uzbekistan

The investment potential and investment conditions of Uzbekistan

Student: Afruza Karimbekova

Content

• Briefly about Uzbekistan
• Uzbekistan in international rankings
• Successful stories of investors
• Why to invest in Uzbekistan?

About Uzbekistan

Area 448,9 km2

Population

34 million

Languages

Uzbek; Russian; English

Political system

Presidential Multi-Party Democratic Republic

GDP

$60 Bln {nominal}

$ 297 Bln {PPP}

Investment climate reforms

Investment climate reforms

Before

• Mandatory sale of 25% of foreign exchange earnings
• Controlled exchange rate to foreign currencies. Multiple rate of UZS
• Restrictions on purchase and sale of foreign currency and profit repatriation

After

• All foreign exchange earnings remain with exporter
• The market mechanism for formation of the exchange rate. Fixed rate
• No restrictions