Uzbekistan attracts foreign investments for US$1.7bn in Jan-Jun 2010

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan used foreign investments for US$1.7 billion in the first half of 2010, including foreign direct investments for US$1.57 billion.

According to the report of Economy Ministry and State Statistics Committee, the volume of used foreign investments rose by 1.5 times year-on-year in January-June 2010.

Total volume of utilized investments made up 7.1 trillion soums in the first six months of 2010, which is up 4.8% year-on-year.

The report said that 72% (71% in 2008) of used investments was directed to production construction and 28% to non-production construction (29% in 2008).