1. of Republic of Uzbekistan
Fergana Region
of Republic of Uzbekistan
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
Distinguished guests!
Allow me sincerely greet and express gratitude for an interest in developing investment and trade - economic cooperation with Uzbekistan.
I would like briefly inform you about outcomes of economic reforms and favorable investment environment in our country as well as prospects for further cooperation. 1

2. Brief Information Namangan Total land area: 7 001 sq.km Andijan
Population: - 3, 564 mln
Man – 1,792 mln. (50,3%)
Woman – 1,771 mln. (49,7%)
Labor force – 2 ,01 mln
Namangan
Total land area:
7 001 sq.km
Andijan
Kirgyzstan
Tadjikistan
Tashkent
Content Layouts
Urban population: – 2,016 mln. (56,7%)
Rural population: – 1,559 mln. (43,3%)
Cities: - 4
Districts: - 15

3. TRANSPORT including highways – 202 km Railroads – 228,6 km
stations – 16
International Aiport – 1 3

4. GEOGRAPHY
Fergana region is located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in the far east of the country.
It borders the Namangan and Andijan Regions of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

5. COMPOSITION OF GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCTS (2,24 billion USD in 2017, (%))

6. Industrial Products (1,25 billion USD in 2017, (%))6

7. Economic development INDICATORS: Unit 2011 2016 2017 GRP billion USD
1,68
2,15
2,24
ECONOMIC GROWTH % 3
3,8
4,0
FOREIGN INVESTMENT AMOUNT
million USD
50,3
88,2
110,4
FOREIGN INVESTMENT QUANTITY (Enterprises)
pcs.
112
176
202
AVERAGE SALARY
USD 75
110
120

8. Export potential of Fergana Region
Increase 29 %

9. Foreign Investment
40 Enterprises with 100% foreign capital (Daewoo Textile, Indorama, etc.). Employees people
114 Joint Ventures with partial foreign capital (Uzsungwoo, Tapo Disc, etc.).
Employees
Expected New Projects in unit, Total amount, New work places
Geography of Investors: South Korea, Russia, China, Turkey, Germany, USA

10. Trade Balance

11. Natural Resources silver uranium aluminum molybdenum zinc granite oil
coal
gypsum
marble
tungsten
cement stones

12. Total area used in agricultural sector - 409.7 thousand hectares
Agriculture
Total area used in agricultural sector thousand hectares
49,9
Gardens
6,8
Grapes
71,7
Household Plots
Irrigated land
44,3
Other lands 12

13. Products produced in 2017 (thousand tons)
Vegetables
Cucurbits
Potatoes
890,1
78,1
299,4
Grapes
Fruits
156,6
477,3

14. Production forecast for 2018 (thousand tons)
Vegetables
Cucurbits
Potatoes
921,3
116,2
336,0
Grapes
Fruits
180,1
497,3

15. Touristic Places 371 Cultural heritage objects: Archeological – 113
Monumental – 38
Architectural – 136
Sights of special attention - 84

16. Rich handicraft heritage
Touristic places
Rich handicraft heritage
Over 1000 ceramists in Rishtan town
Over 200 masters of silk making in Margilan
Over 200 masters of wood carving in Kokand

17. Potential areas for Tourism
Eco-tourism (Shohimardon, Vadil, Arsif)
Agro-tourism (Yazyavan, Quvasay)
Food-tourism
Active-tourism
Cultural tourism
Ethnic tourism
Religious tourism
Medical tourism

18. Why invest into Fergana region?
Population is over 3.6 million people with 40% of population is at the age of 18-30
Plenty of educated, high skilled and low cost workforce
There are 2 institutions and 2 universities in the region with over 20,000 students studying in various academic fields
About 3000 students are in science, 6000 students are in engineering and over 1500 students are in IT fields

19. Why invest into Fergana region?
Information about students studying and graduates in higher education institutions in Fergana region №
Universities and Institutes
Total number of studying students
Number of graduates, over the last 5 years, unit 1
KPI
5414
6736 2
TATU FB
1263
1506 3
FSU
6648
7856 4
FPI
6604
6160
Total
19929
22258

20. Why invest into Fergana region?
Information about students studying and graduates in higher education institutions in Fergana region №
Fields
Total number of studying students
Number of graduates, over the last 5 years, unit 1
Science
2954
3934 2
Engineering
5994
5431 3
Information Technology
1532
2045
Total
10480
11410

21. Information about students studying and graduates in higher education institutions in Fergana region

22. “Kokand” Free Economic Zone
Total area -709,3 ha.
A zone - 58,3 ha.
(Kokand city)
B zone - 268,0 ha.
(Uchkuprik district)
C zone – 383,0 ha.
Note: in a territory in yellow there are on going manufacturing companies

23. Infrastructure allocation in a FEZ (A,B and C subzones)

24. Recommended production fields in the territory of FEZ "Kokand"
Pharmaceutical and chemical
Electronics
Automotive industry 
Shoes and leather products
Light industry and carpet making
Construction Materials
Vegetable-fruit and deep processing of agriculturalпродуктов, упаковка и хранение
Furniture, wood processing and other areas
Recommended production fields in the territory of FEZ "Kokand"

25. Approved investment projects in “Kokand” FEZ
(as of ) №
Project
Quantity
Amount (mln. USD)
Financing sources (mln. USD)
Job creation
Required land (ha.)
Own funds
Bank loans
Foreign investment
Total 40
123,6
36,8
69,3
16,7
4191
97,5 1
Chemical 4
2,19
2,01
0,19
145
3,7 2
Construction materials 11
19,07
7,93
10,79
0,35
770
32,6 3
Food processing
47,96
12,36
35,58
1 107
15,4
Light industry 6
13,87
1,39
2,08
10,4
476
7,6 5
Shoes and leather production
19,63
7,83
11,80
835
9,7
Electronics
3,9
0,7
1,5
1,7
105 9 7
Pharmaceutical
6,88
1,73
4,85
0,3
311
6,2 8
Automotive industry
4,0
0,9
1,9
1,2
178
Others
6,09
2,66
0,73
2,7
262
4,4

26. Tax and customs incentives at “Kokand Free Economic Zone”
for a period of 3 years
from 300 thousand USD up to 3 million USD
for a period of 5 years
from 3 million USD up to 5 million USD
for a period of 7 years
from 5 million USD up to 10 million USD
for a period of 10 years. In additional, 50% tax exemptions on the income tax and the single tax payment offered for further 5 years after the expiry of 10 year period
from 10 million USD and above

27. Tax and customs incentives at “Kokand Free Economic Zone”
Tax on land
Income tax
Property tax
Social infrastructure development tax
Single tax on micro firms and small businesses
Payment to the off-budget Reconstruction Fund Payment to the Republican Road Fund
Customs fees for raw materials, materials, equipment and components

28. "Single Window“ service
Insurance
Custom
Tax
Logistics
Bank
Visa
All services are provided in one location to assure convenience for registration and operation in Free economic zone.
FEZ Kokand

29. Kokand FEZ infrastructure
Engineering Communication
110 kw
12,0 м3 м3

30. Utility bills (as of )
110 kw.
12,0 м3 м3

31. Peaceful and safe society
Availability of high skilled employees
Abundance of natural resources
Over 20 mln. potential consumers
Investment friendly policy of government
Peaceful and safe society
Guaranteed insurance coverage against political and other risks
Cheap labor and energy resources
Developed logistics infrastructure
Tax and customs incentives

32. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!
For further information and cooperation on potential investment projects, please feel free to contact us at:
Fergana Regional Investment Department
Address: 17 A.Navoi street, Fergana city , Uzbekistan
Tel: