Uzbekistan announces it will disburse US$4.505 billion of foreign investments as part of the investment programme for 2017.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in December 2016 approved Uzbekistan’s investment program for 2017 which comprises 199 projects.
Also, Uzbekistan is to disburse US$1.854 billion of foreign credits against the Government’s guarantee on 79 projects and US$2.65 billion of FDI on 120 projects.
About US$2.47 billion of foreign investments will be disbursed for 37 projects in fuel-energy sector in 2017. The foreign companies will invest US$1.97 billion for 20 projects in oil and gas industry.