Uzbekistan sells 46 state assets in 1H
25/07/2013 20:27
Uzbekistan sells 46 state assets in 1H
25/07/2013 20:27
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan realized 46 state assets for 23.89 billion soums in the first half of 2013, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for privatization, demonopolization and development of competition said.
The committee said that the investors accepted investment liabilities for 1.926 billion soums.
The receipts from privatization due to all sources made up 15.98 billion soums (+30.9%), including from realization of land areas – 1.7 billion soums. The state budget received 7.14 billion soums, local administrations – 2.46 billion soums and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan – 416.84 million soums.
As of 1 July 2013, the committee monitors 157 agreements on sale of the state assets and the investors carried out their investment liabilities for US$214.2 million and 80.2 billion soums.
The committee said that over 2,000 new jobs were created. In the reporting period, the investment obligations for US$35.5 million (+11%) and 25.3 billion soums (+28%) were implemented, including on agreements on sale of assets with purchase payments – US$27.8 million and 3.9 billion soums and on agreements with zero redemption price – US$7.8 million and 21.4 billion soums.
The investors fully implemented their liabilities on 21 agreements for total sum of US$24.5 million and 7.8 billion soums. This helped to create 970 new jobs.
The volume of registered emission of shares in the first half of 2013 made up 1.2 trillion soums. The securities for 9.5 trillion soums are accounted. Total turnover of securities (shares and corporate bonds) made up 503.4 billion soums.
Aggregate turnover of the secondary market (shares and corporate bonds) reached 103.9 billion soums, of which 19.6 billion soums fell to share of organized market and 83.5 billion soums – informal market.
Compared to the same period of 2012 (77.8 billion soums), turnover of the secondary market rose by 32.5%.
As of 1 July 2013, the committee monitors activities of 894 (317 public companies and 577 LLCs) privatized enterprises with the state share in the charter capital (as of 1 July 2012 – 805 (269 public companies and 536 LLCs).
In the first half of 2013, 847 enterprises with the state representatives received income, of which 535 recorded growth of income compared to the same period of 2012.
The Center for renting state assets under territorial bodies of the committee rented 19,100 premises to the businesses. This helped to create 35,400 new jobs.
The receipts from rent made up 26.7 billion soums in the reporting period, of which 13.35 billion soums were directed to local budgets.
The committee issued four licenses for valuation activities and 15 licenses for realtor activities in the first six months of 2013.
Individuals received 52 qualification certificates of valuators and 92 qualification certificates of realtors in the reporting period.
In the result, number of operating valuation companies made up 143 units, realtor organizations – 154, certified valuators – 669 and certified realtors – 996.
The committee said that trade turnover of UZEX made up 3.37 trillion soums in January-June 2013, which grew by 25.3% year-on-year. The enterprises received additional income for 1 trillion soums (+26%).
The committee also works on rehabilitation of insolvent enterprises and implementation of the regional programmes on industrial development of the regions. The committee with commercial banks and other interested bodies developed programmes for rehabilitation of 8,141 enterprises in all regions.
It was planned to direct over 2.9 trillion soums of investments, including 1.2 trillion soums of loans of the commercial banks, the committee said.
As of 1 July 2013, the investments for 1.408 trillion soums were used to rehabilitate insolvent enterprises, of which 756.2 billion soums were loans of the banks.
The loans of the banks were used to purchase new equipment and spare parts to production of competitive goods.
These enterprises produced goods and rendered services for 1.882 trillion soums and exported products and services for US$48.2 million. Some 23,000 new jobs were also created.
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