Creates a new special economic zone and expands the existing one

On 13 September 2019, a Presidential Decree established the Chirokchi Special Economic Zone in the Kashkadarya region for 30 years with the aim to promoting modern production facilities for the production of high value-added products and increasing agricultural production and exports. Investors in the new zone will be subject to special tax, customs and currency regimes.

In addition, on 1 August 2019, the Cabinet of the Ministers of Uzbekistan decided to extend the Jizzakh Special Economic Zone for additional 182,1 ha.

• Type:

  • Promotion and facilitation (Special economic zones)

• Industry:

  • Not industry specific

• Sources:

  • LexUZ, УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА РЕСПУБЛИКИ УЗБЕКИСТАН О СОЗДАНИИ СВОБОДНОЙ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ ЗОНЫ «ЧИРОКЧИ», http://lex.uz/ru/docs/4511965, 13 Sep 2019
  • LexUZ, ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ КАБИНЕТА МИНИСТРОВ РЕСПУБЛИКИ УЗБЕКИСТАН О МЕРАХ ПО ПОДДЕРЖКЕ РАЗВИТИЯ ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВА И РАСШИРЕНИЮ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОГО ПРОИЗВОДСТВА В ДЖИЗАКСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ, http://lex.uz/ru/docs/4458804, 01 Aug 2019
  • GRATA International, A n e w F r e e E c o n o m i c Z o n e C h i r o k c h i , https://gratanet.com/news/novaya-svobodnaya-ekonomicheskaya-zona-chirokchi, 23 Sep 2019