(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 13. Türkiye is one of
the main investors in Uzbekistan's economy, ambassador of Türkiye
to Uzbekistan Olgan Bekar told turkicworld .
"In 2022, Uzbekistan managed to attract about $9.8 billion of
foreign investment, about a third of which are foreign direct
investments. Along with Russia and China, Türkiye closes the top
three largest investors of Uzbekistan with a 10 percent share," the
ambassador added.
Bekar noted that entrepreneurs from Türkiye pay great importance
to the development of the following industries in Uzbekistan:
agriculture, construction, tourism, food industry, production of
building materials, mining, alternative energy, jewelry, etc.
In addition, the ambassador stressed that about 2,000 companies
with capital from Türkiye are operating in Uzbekistan.
"Most companies with Turkic capital in Uzbekistan serve the
wholesale and retail trade, construction, textiles, production of
building materials, catering, agriculture, as well as production
and food," he added.
The ambassador also noted that in addition to the investment
area, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan are developing cooperation in the
field of transport and logistics.
"Turkic-Uzbek cooperation in the field of transport and
logistics is also showing positive dynamics, and over the past five
years the level of road transport between the two countries has
doubled," the ambassador said.
Furthermore, during the past few years, Uzbekistan is actively
developing its investment cooperation not only with many countries
of the world but also with large financial organizations such as
the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank, the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, etc.
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