SURKHANDARYA REGIONINVESTMENTEXPORT

TOURISMABOUT SURKHANDARYA REGION
Key informationArea
20.1 thousand sq. km
Population
2.5 mln. people

Tashkent
The Republic of Uzbekistan

Urbanization~50%

SURKHANDARYAREGIONThe Republic ofTajikistan

The Republic of
Turkmenistan

TermezLanguages
Uzbek (official),
Russian (commonly used)
Literacy~97%
Consists of
13 Districts and Termez city
Center of the region
Termez city
Hokim (governor) of region
Mr. Bobolov Tura

The Islamic Republicof Afghanistan

www.surxondaryo.uz

ECONOMY
Gross Regional Product (GRP)

2.1 bln.
USD

The shares of GRP
53%

2.5 bln.
USD(est.)9%

1.4 bln.
USD
2017

6%

2018

2019

2018

11%

Construction
Transport & Communication
OthersTotal Import(mln. USD)
254.4

191.7

10%

Industry
Agriculture
Trade & Services

Total Export(mln. USD)

2017

11%

2018

2017

400.9

217.3

EXPORT & IMPORT
Structure of Import

Structure of Export

51%

76%

15%

3%

15%

3%

3%

23%
8%

3%

Cotton yarn and fabricEnergy resources
OthersFoods (inc. agricultural products)
Services

Export markets

Khazakstan
Afghanistan
RussiaChina
Pakistan
TurkeyVietnamKhirgistanTajikistanAzerbayjan
South Korea
EUOthers

29%
27%
17%
7.4%
6.6%
3%
2.4%
1.9%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
2.4%

Foods (inc. agricultural products)
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals
OthersChemicals
Machinery and equipment

Import markets

EU
China
Khazakstan
RussiaTurkeySouth Korea
PakistanTajikistan
India
UkrainIranJapan
Turkmenistan
Others

24%
17.5%
8.6%
8%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
5%
4%
3.6%
3%
1.8%
1.7%
2.3%

MINERAL RESOURCES
There are 45 identified deposits of mineral resources, such as:Bentonite(50-100 mln. tons)

Dolomite(2891 mln. cubic meters)

Granitee(357 mln. cubic meters)

Plaster stone(127 mln. cubic meters)

Coal(102-105 mln. tons)

Ceramic(26,1 mln. cubic meters)

Argillite(26 mln. tons)

Iodine and bromine(8,5/180 mln. tons)

Marble Limestone(8,7 mln. cubic meters)

Phosphorite(3,8 mln tons)

Strontium-celestine(3,3 mln. tons)

Red sandstone(unrecognized amount)

Brick-shingles raw materials(72,7 mln. cubic meters)

Quartz stone(unrecognized amount)

Quartz sand(unrecognized amount)

Besides that, an intensive research is being carried out to identify hydrocarbon and metal ore reserves of the region.

EXPORT POTENTIAL
Sub continental climate with mild winter as well as hot and longsummer allows to grow crops three times a year.
Annually, about 2 million tons of agricultural products are beingproduced.
Facilities for processing of fresh agricultural products are available
only for 12 % of all amount.
More then 400 thousand tons of fresh agricultural products
are exported every year, including:vegetables

160

melons35

legumes32

peanut44fruits and berries

54

grapes38

Due to agricultural conditions there is good opportunity to develop
food processing projects in the region.

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
The region has –Tashkent - 720 km.
Tajikistan,
Dushanbe - 245 km.

 Railway communication 372 km.
with 14 railway stations, 3 cargoservicing terminals,
 Roads 2844 km. includinginternational M-39, M-41
highways, An international Airport in TermezCity,

Turkmenistan,
Turkmenabad - 441 km.
Afghanistan,
Mazari-Sharif - 99 km.

 A river port with cargo servicing
in Termez City, An international Logistics
center – Termez Cargo Centre

TERMEZ CARGO CENTER

Total area of the Cargo Centre 40,7 Ha,
4 hangars with total area of 6000 m2,
1 hangars with refrigeration system,
Cargo servicing capacity - 69 containers per day

Container yard area 3,2 Ha,Open area for temporary parking of vehicles 10,5 Ha,
Railway access pathways for wagon supply with storage
capacity over 90 wagons

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
There are 2160 enterprises which are operating in industry,including 264 enterprises with foreign investment.
The new 86 foreign investment companies have beenestablished over the past period of 2019.

Successful enterprises
Foreign company “Jarkurgancementinvest”

The major investors are from: Russian Federation,
 Austria,
 Great Britain,
 China, South Korea,
 Afghanistan etc.

Investment dynamics

653

mln.USD

510

mln.USD

234

mln.USD

18
mln.USD

91
mln.USD2017

Foreign Investment

2018

323
mln.USD(est.)
2019

Domestic Investment

Cement production plant for 1 mln. tons a year.
Established on Russian investment. Total investment over 39 mln.USD

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
Stable political andlegislative systemSuccessful enterprises
JV “Sherabad Textile Invest”

Convenient
geographical location
Special customs and tax
privileges

Mainconditions

Opportunities of freeeconomic zones
Availability of qualified
human resources
Availabilityof land resources
Availabilityof mineral resources
Wide tourism opportunities

The textile factory with annual production of fabrics over 20 000 tons.
Established on British investment. Total investment about 34 mln. USD

FEZ residents are exempted from taxes such as land tax, property tax, corporate tax and from Customs paymentson its’ own investment projects

PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATIONJV “Surhan Gaz Chemical Operating Company” Ltd.

The Goal of the Project: Development of the field with natural hydrocarbons deposits, Construction of a Gas chemical Plant, Supplementary exploration of the Boysun investment block.
The area of the investment block is 3,600 sq.km.
Estimated reserves about 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas
Project implementation period - 35 years.
The total cost of the project is about 5 bln.USD and the cost of its initialstage is 2 bln.USD.
Based on join capital of German, Austrian, Russian and Uzbek companies.
Currently, active work is underway on the construction of wells and theplant to create facilities for gas recovery and gas processing.

Foreign company “EKO-KULTURA” Ltd.

The Goal of the Project: Creation of agro-industrial cluster; Construction of a greenhouse complex based on hydroponicstechnology.
 Creation of agro-logistics center.
Allotted land area is 510 Ha.
Project implementation period - 3 years.
The total cost of the project is 320 mln.USD and the cost of its initialstage is 50 mln.USD.
Based on investment of Russian companies.
Currently, work is underway to develop the land area and rising facilities
for the constructions.

PERSPECTIVES FOR INVESTMENT

Pharmaceuticals andMedicine

Ready-made textile

Processing of agricultural
products

Polymers and plastics

Construction materials

Leather and footwear

PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT
Grapes processing

Pomegranate processing

Convenient climate conditions for pomegranate growing,
Annual production of the fruit is up to 25 thousand tons,
The fruit is not processed in the region,
Juices and jams can have to be gotten from this fruit,
Fruit peel can be used for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will beprovided,
Initial investment of about 5 mln.USD,
Estimated project capacity over 10 thousand tons of fresh
fruits processing in a year,
Estimated payback period of the project is 3 years.

Convenient climate conditions for grapes growing,
Annual production of the fruit is up to 45 thousand tons,
Only 10% of this fruit is processed,
Wines, juices and jams can have to be gotten from this fruit,
Seeds can be used for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will beprovided,
Initial investment of about 8 mln.USD,
Estimated project capacity over 15 thousand tons of fresh
grapes processing in a year,
Estimated payback period of the project is 4 years.

Additional market researches are to be taken

PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT
Peanut processing

Convenient climate conditions for peanut growing.
Annual regional production of the peanut over 40 thousandtons,
Only 3% of the peanut is processed,
Butter, oil and candies can have to be gotten from the peanut,
Stems and waste can be used as a cattle feed,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will be provided,
Initial investment of about 6 mln.USD,
Estimated project capacity over 15 thousand tons of the peanut
production in a year,
Estimated payback period of the project is 3 years.

Dried fruits and vegetables production

Convenient climate conditions for agriculture.
Annual regional production of fruits and vegetables over
800 thousand tons,
Only 7% of the fresh agriculture products is processed,
There is a large variety of production which might to be gotten
from fruits and vegetables,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will be provided,
Initial investment of about 10 mln.USD,
Estimated project capacity over 30 thousand tons of fresh
fruits and vegetables in a year,
Estimated payback period of the project is 4 years.

PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT
Leather processing

Sheep and cattle breeding is relatively developed,
there is over 3 millions of livestock,
Annually over 600 thousand heads of livestock goes to slaughter,
Only 4% of the animal skin is processed,
Leather market is not sufficiently supplied, there is a big demandfor these goods,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will be provided,
Initial investment of about 7 mln.USD,
Estimated project capacity over 35 thousand pieces of leather in ayear,
Estimated payback period of the project is 4 years.

Readymade textile products

Cotton is the main crop of the region, annual output of cotton
fiber is about 200 thousand tons,
80% of cotton fiber is processed into yarn, only 25% of theyarn goes for further production,
There is a large variety of production which might to be gotten
from cotton yarn,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will be provided.
Initial investment of about 35 mln.USD,
Estimated project capacity over 8 thousand tons of the textile
production in a year,
Estimated payback period of the project is 4 years.

PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT
Marble processing

Medical services

The total amount of identified marble reserves of the region is5 mln. cubic meters.
Processing on the industrial scale is not represented,
The dynamic development of the construction industry of theregion creates a big demand for marble products,
Markets of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan as wellas the local market are the potential for these products,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will be provided,
Initial investment of about 17 mln.USD,
Project capacity over 8000 cubic meters in a year,
Estimated payback period of the project is 4 years.

Providing of a high quality medical services is very demanded.
Medical services are mainly represented by stateclinics and bya few specialized private clinics,
Competition is poorly expressed, especially in areas such as theprevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, inneurosurgery, in endocrinology, in dermatology, etc.
Potential service markets - Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan.
Coverage area of the clinic is about 12 mln. people,
The land for the production will be allotted,
Access to infrastructure and communications will be provided,
Initial investment of about 15 mln.USD,
Estimated payback period of the project is 4 years.

TOURISM POTENTIAL
Due to the climate and landscape of the region there are a wide array of opportunities for the development of
tourism. Here are the main directions of the tourism:
Tourism figures
Ethnocultural & Gastronomic
Eco & Sport tourism
tourism
Hotels88
4 stars
3 stars
Capacity

123984

Guest houses
Capacity

51750

Travel agencies 28
Nature reserve
parks

2

Sacred placesof Islam5

Sacred placesof Buddhism

4International
airport1

Railway
14 stations
communication

TOURISM POTENTIAL
It has been proven that historically, Surkhandarya was one of the cradles of Buddhism.
Several ancient Buddhist monuments are preserved until our time which is, Dalvarzintepa, Fayoztepa, Kampirtepa and etc.
The study of these ancient relics and restoration is still carried out.
These facts are might become attractive for visiting the region for religious reasons.

Pilgrimage tourism

ARCHEOLOGY
Surkhandarya is a place with rich ancient history.
Historical findings are dated back for thousand years which have exceptional value
not only on the local but also on the international level.
Numerous archaeological monuments are located in region, the number of whichreaches up to 800.
Collected findings are stored in The Termez archaeological Museum, opened in2002. Due to the efficient researches carried out by the various expeditions andscientists, the fund of The Museum has been enriched for more than ten times since
its foundation. Today over 80 thousand antique pieces are carefully stored in The
Termez archaeological Museum.
The peculiarity of the most archaeological findings is that they belong to theancient cultures of Buddhism and Zoroastrianism.
Further studies of archaeological findings and ancient excavations could give big use
in explanation of the historical development of cultures and peoples of Asia.

Kato Kyuzo(1922 - 2016)

Kato Kyuzo was a Japanese archaeologist, anthropologist, historian and ethnographer. Professor of the National Ethnological Museum of Japan.
He was deeply interested in the ancient history of Uzbekistan. For many years, the scientist worked closely with the Academy of Sciences ofUzbekistan, participated in archaeological excavations in the Surkhandarya region (Dalverzin-tepa, Kora-tepa, Khalchayan, Fayaz-tepa).
He was a popularizer of the history of Uzbekistan in Japan. Author of dozens of books on the history of Central Asia.
For the merit work in studying the history and monuments of Uzbekistan, as well as a significant contribution to the development of scientificrelations between Uzbekistan and Japan, he was awarded the medal of “Friendship” and was Honorable citizen of the city of Termez.

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