Why is this important
The relocation of industrial enterprises from Tashkent outside the capital allows for the simultaneous solution of several strategic tasks: reducing the burden on the metropolis, improving the environmental situation, unloading transport and engineering infrastructure, and accelerating the economic development of the regions. For the Syrdarya region, this means the inflow of new investments, jobs, and modern production facilities, while for businesses, it means cost reduction and expansion of production opportunities.
What happened
- In Tashkent, a number of industrial enterprises will be gradually relocated outside the capital.
- Entrepreneurs who decide to move production to the Syrdarya region will be provided with benefits and financial support.
- It was noted that entrepreneurs are focusing on the availability of labor resources, the availability of developed infrastructure, and lower land and property tax rates when choosing a new platform.
Numbers and facts
- In the Syrdarya Free Economic Zone, there are significant opportunities for placing the capital’s existing production facilities on vacant plots.
- In this regard, entrepreneurs transferring their enterprises from Tashkent to Syrdarya will be provided with: land plots in the industrial zone will be allocated under a simplified procedure and with a discount, a preferential loan of up to 10 billion soums, and reduced tariffs for the transportation of raw materials by rail.
Context
- Tashkent, as the country’s largest industrial and business center, experiences a high load on the transport network, energy supply, ecology, and the land market.
- For the capital, this will lead to a reduction in industrial load, improvement of the environmental situation, and the liberation of territories for residential and social development.
- For entrepreneurs, transfer means access to cheaper land, preferential financing, and reduced logistics costs, which will increase the competitiveness of their products in the future.
