Uzbekistan in cifre 2013

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ITALIA – Roma 11/12/2013. Si è celebrato l’8 dicembre il XXI anniversario dell’indipendenza dell’Uzbekistan, strategica ed interessante regione dell’Asia centrale. Qui di seguito ne diamo alcuni passi in cui il presidente Karimov fornisce alcuni dati economici e sociali del paese. Il discorso può essere nella sua interezza può essere letto cliccando qui .

«Some indicators of economic development for over the past 22 years of our independent development give us the most obvious evidence and concrete illustration of unprecedented changes taking place in the country. (…) 

During this period the economy of Uzbekistan has grown 4,1 times and per capita not less than 3 times. At the same time, we should keep in mind that during this period the population of Uzbekistan has grown to almost 9,7 million people and now makes up about 30,5 million people. (…) 

Despite the serious impact by the ongoing global financial and economic crisis, the annual GDP growth from 2008 to 2013 exceeded 8 percent. In 2014 the GDP growth is envisaged at the level of 8,1 percent. (…) 

During the years of independence the real gross incomes per capita have grown 8,2 times.

Uzbekistan ensures the balanced macroeconomic indicators and the surplus of annual state budget.

The external public debt of the country does not exceed 16 percent of the GDP. There is a zero-level of domestic debt. The exports and official reserves are on the rise. (…) 

During the years of independent development in the economy of the country we have drawn more than 162 billion of capital investments in dollar equivalent, and 56 billion dollars of them are the foreign investments.

In 2013 the volume of capital investments shall make up about 14 billion dollars in equivalent, or 23 percent of the GDP. (…) 

The fact that the share of industry in the country’s GDP now makes up 24,3 percent against 14,2 percent in 1990 stands as a concrete confirmation of the above-said. At the same time, the share of agriculture in the GDP has decreased from 34 percent to 17 percent in 2013. (…) 

For example, we should note that in 2013 alone the construction and improvement works worth 344 billion soums have been carried out in the city of Urgench. Such large-scale works are also being continued in the cities of Karshi, Ferghana, Namangan, Nukus, Jizzakh, Shakhrisabz, Gulistan and all other regions and districts of our country. 

There is yet another major priority – providing the population with potable water through centralized water pipelines. This year 1 thousand 850 kilometers of water pipelines were laid at the expense of 213 billion soums allowing to better the water supply to 1 million 370 thousand people. 

Along with this, 8 large investment projects worth 96 million dollars are being implemented with these purposes in Andijan, Bukhara, Navoi, Surkhandarya and Ferghana regions, and the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, Termez and Kokand. This allows to improve the potable water supply to 365 thousand people and enhance the water sewage system. 

Throughout the year the enormous works were carried out to build and reconstruct the motorways and develop the transport infrastructure. 

At a 530 kilometer-long section of the Uzbek National Motor Highway the construction and reconstruction works were undertaken. Apart from this, the domestic motorways of more than 890 kilometers which connect the rural destinations with one another and roads of cities and townships of more than 200 kilometers were reconstructed.

At present, along with constructing the broad and smooth roads in our country much work is being accomplished to improve transport services for passengers. 

Along with the locally made and eye-pleasing buses and automobiles, the modern Mercedes buses are running along our dear capital city of Tashkent and other towns. It won’t be a mistake to say that any person cannot but be impressed seeing this picture which completely changes the look of our streets and squares».