A total of 31,181 new workplaces were opened in the region in the reporting period due to development of small business and private entrepreneurship, service sector, poultry and fish breeding, as well as increasing the capacities of the industrial enterprises.

The role of the private sector in the economy of the region continued expanding thanks to the tax and other preferences. 2,191 small and private business entities were created in nine months, providing almost 1,500 people with jobs.

Over the nine months, foreign investments in the volume of 13.7 billion soums were attracted to Navoi region, of which 1.3 billion soums were direct investments.