Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Experts from the Institute for Macroeconomic and Regional Studies (IMRI) analyzed the development of clusters in Uzbekistan.

The cluster method makes it possible to successfully develop the main and related sectors of the economy, optimize technological and logistics processes, and efficiently use raw materials, energy, production and labor resources.

In Uzbekistan, in 2018-2022, 506 clusters were created, which are drivers of economic growth, which made it possible to increase their output by 32 times over the past five years, bringing production volumes to 28.7 trillion soums.

This was facilitated by an increase in 2018-2022 in the volume of investments in the development of clusters by 5.2 times, as well as the number of employees by 2.5 times. The share of clusters in the country's total exports of industrial products, which was 5% in 2019, reached 11.4% in 2022.

In order to further accelerate the development of the economy, increase production volumes by expanding intersectoral cooperation and improving the efficiency of the processing industry, it is planned to create a number of new sectoral and regional production clusters, including:

-six chemical-technological facilities on the basis of large industrial enterprises;

- machine-building, including manufacturers of cars and trucks, buses, agricultural machinery;

-41 industrial cluster in the Tashkent region;

- electromobility by localizing the production of components and materials for electric vehicles;

- gas chemical within the Shurtan complex, as well as others in all regions of the country.

In order to support domestic producers and consumers of products, appropriate subsidies and preferences were provided. Up to 2.6 trillion soums provided for financing the purchase of agricultural machinery in 2023-2024.