Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – In January-March 2024, 107.1 trillion soums were disbursed in the Republic of Uzbekistan, which grew by 74.5% compared to the same period of 2023.

Some 75.9%, or 81.3 trillion soums of investments in fixed assets was financed by borrowed funds, 24.1%, or 25.8 trillion soums - at the expense of own funds of enterprises, organizations and the population.

The volume of investments mastered at the expense of centralized sources of financing reached to 7.6 trillion soums. The remaining 99.5 trillion soums were disbursed through non-centralized sources of financing.

The highest indicators and growth rates in terms of sources of financing investments in fixed assets were noted at the expense of foreign direct investment, which, compared to the same period in 2023, amounted to 258.0%.

In January-March 2024, 18.8 trillion soums were spent at the expense of own funds of enterprises and organizations or 17.6% of total volume of investments. About 6.9 trillion soums were spent at the expense of the population (6.5% of total investments).

About 33.3 trillion soums has been disbursed through foreign direct investment, which, compared to the same period in 2023, is 10.1 percentage points more, or 31.1% of their total volume.

At the same time, 5.2 trillion soums were disbursed due to bank loans and other borrowed funds (4.8% from the total volume of investments in fixed assets), foreign loans guaranteed by the Republic Uzbekistan - 5.2 trillion soums (4.8%), non–guaranteed and other foreign investments and loans - 35.3 trillion soums (33.0%), Uzbekistan Reconstruction and Development Fund – 0.4 trillion soums (0.4%), the Republican budget – 1.7 trillion soums (1.6%), the Fund for the Development of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems – 0.2 trillion soums (0.2%).

In the technological structure of investments in fixed assets in the Republic of Uzbekistan, 54.5 trillion soums were allocated for the purchase of machinery, equipment and inventory, which amounted to 50.9% of their total volume, investments in construction and installation work reached 42.7 trillion soums (a share of 39.9% in the total volume), and 9.8 trillion soums for other costs (9.2 %).

The highest share of construction and installation works in the total volume of investments in fixed assets was observed in Khorezm region - 60.0%, or 1.5 trillion soums. A significant share of investments aimed at the purchase of machinery and equipment in the total volume of investments in fixed assets was recorded in Syrdarya region – 60.9%, or 1.7 trillion. soums.

Most of the investments in fixed assets during the reporting period were directed to new construction, the volume of which reached 66.5 trillion soums, which amounted to 62.1% of its total volume.

Investments for the expansion, reconstruction, modernization and technical re-equipment of existing facilities amounted to 25.5 trillion soums, or 23.8% of their total volume. The remaining 14.1%, or 15.1 trillion soums were used in other areas.

In January-March 2024, a significant part of foreign investments and loans in fixed assets were disbursed in the manufacturing industry, which amounted to 37.3% of their total volume, or 27.5 trillion soums. In electricity and gas supply, this figure amounted to 14.1 trillion soums, or 19.1% of the total volume of foreign investments and loans.