INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF SURKHANDARYA REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURKHANDARYA REGION PROFILE

Total area – 20,1 ths. sq. km Consists of – 13 districts and city Population – 2,5 mln. People

Climate - sub continental with warm winter and hot, dry and long summer Regional center - Termez city (131 thousand people) Khokim (Governor): Mr. Erkinjon Turdimov LOGISTICS Logistics

TASHKENT – 720 km TURKMENABAT, TURKMENISTAN441 km NAVOI LOGISTC CENTER – 488 km DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN - 245 km ANGREN LOGISTC CENTER – 742 km MAZARI SHARIF, AFGANISTAN-99 km SAMARKAND – 380 km QARSHI – 269 km Roads – 2844 km, including international roads M-39, M-41 – (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan)

LOGISTIC CENTER – 1 (TERMEZ CARGO) HUMAN RESOURCES AND SPECIALISTS 11,156 thousand students are studying in Surkhandarya region. Which are Termez State University, branch of Tashkent State Technological University, branch of Tashkent Medical Academy, branch of Tashkent State of Nizomiy Pedagogical University SPECIAL TAX & CUSTOMS PRIVILEGES Participants of “«-pharm» (FEZ) free economic zones are exempt from: FEZ residents are exempted from:

Land tax Social infrastructure development tax Property tax

Contributions to Road Corporate tax fund

Single tax payment for Contributions small businesses Extrabudgetary fund

Customs payment for imported equipment, raw materials and components «Boysun-pharm» Free Economic Zone, specialized in pharmaceutical industry

Operation period – 30 years Residents of Free Economic Zone are exempted from all types of taxes if FDI amount is :

US$ 10 million or more 10 years «Boysun-pharm» FEZ

US$ 5 million – US$ 10 million 7 years

Established

on May, 2017 US$ 3 million – US$ 5 million 5 years INVESMENTS

US$ 0,3 - 3 million 3 years INVESMENTS INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT The share of industry in gross (MLN.$) regional product (GRP) in 2017

Change, Main indicators 2016 2017 % Industry

Industrial output 275,3 294,0 106,8% 18,9% 8% Construction 3,2% 7,7% No. of industrial enterprises 1 549 1 743 112,5% Agriculture Output by main industries Transport & Mining industry 15,9 16,0 100,8% 10,1% Communication Processing industry 240,8 256,3 106,4% Trade & Public meal Food Processing 88,1 93,5 106,1% Taxes Textiles 64,7 65,4 101,2% 12,7% 39,4% Other Construction materials 1,3 2,5 186,3% Oil processing industry 25,2 29,4 117,0% Chemicals 0,5 1,2 233,5% Pharmaceuticals 1,5 1,6 108,4% Others 59,5 62,6 105,2% Power and Gas production 16,2 17,8 110,2% Water provision 2,5 3,9 156,5% PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION Number of projects 671

Total cost $ 1085,4 mln.

Foreign investments $ 133,1 mln.

Workplace (people) 16 372

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Processing of Ready-made Polymers and agricultural Construction Leather and Pharmaceuticals textile products plastics materials footwear SURKHANDARYA REGION TERMEZ CITY AND 13 DISTRICTS

1. Termez city 8. Djarkurgan district 2. Termez district 9. district 3. 10. district 4. Muzrabot district 11. Denau district 5. 12. district 6. Baysun district 13. Oltinsoy district 7. Qiziriq district 14. FOREIGN JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES OF SURKHANDARYA REGION

“Atlant Corporation “Nord Natural “Abdul Rahman 1. “Oil and Gas LLP” Food Alliance” Jami Int Transit LLC” and Forwarding 2. “EkoKultura Uz” LTD”

“Bio Agro” LLC “Shargun coal” SC SHERABAD CEMENT PLANT

Project initiator JSC “Almalyk MMC” Project cost 120 mln USD Equipment Dal Teknik (Turkey) Production 350 000 ton of white cement 760 000 ton of const cement capacity 97% of white cement Export volume 14% of construction cement Export Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Job places 1100 people Start of production 2018 SHERABAD TEXTILE INVEST

Company name “SHERABAD TEXTILE” INVEST – knitwear production Project cost 58 mln. USD Production 2.5 million unit of knitwear capacity Equipment REITER

Export Russia, Kazakhstan Job places 1200 people Start of production 2018 “Xinjang Wastok Commerce and Trade Co. LTD.” (КНР). The project of producing cement “SURHANCEMENTINVEST” LTD

Company name “SURHANCEMENTINVEST” LTD – Cement product Project cost 47 mln. USD Production 420 000 tons of cement per capacity year

Export volume 250 000 tons cement to Afghanistan Start of production 2018 “SHURCHI CORN PRODUCTS” STOCK COMPANY

Company name “Shurchi corn products” SC – Flour products, pasta, fodder

Production 137000 tons per year capacity

Export 300 000 USD Job places 676 CURRENT PROJECTS

COAL MANUFACTURE OF PROCESSING PARTICLE FEED DOORS AND FRAMES PLANT BOARD PRODUCTS

FINISHING MATERIALS IN TV CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING AVAILABILITY OF MINERAL RESOURCES More than 45 fields of mineral resources:

GRANITEE MARBLE LIMESTONE ARGILLITE PHOSPHORITE (357 MLN CUBIC (8,7 MILLION CUBIC METERS) (26 MLN TONS) (3,8 MLN TONS) METERS)

STRONTIUM-CELESTINE BENTONITE IODINE AND BROMINE COAL (3,3 MLN TONS) (50-100 MLN TONS) (8,5/180 MLN TONS) (102-105 MLN TONS) AVAILABILITY OF MINERAL RESOURCES PLASTER STONE DOLOMITE RED SANDSTONE (127 MLN CUBIC METERS ) (2891 MLN CUBIC METERS) (UNRECOGNIZED MLN TONS)

BRICK-SHINGLES RAW CERAMIC QUARTZ SAND MATERIALS (26,191 MLN CUBIC METERS) (UNRECOGNIZED MLN (72,7 MLN CUBIC METERS) TONS) OPPORTUNITIES OF “BOYSUN-PHARM” FREE ECONOMIC ZONE

More than 1646 kinds of plants, 150 of them - valuable medical plants:

Stevia Ferula assa fitrola Rikilis communis

Ajuga Turkestanica Fructus crataegus oxyacantha Silybum marianum OPPORTUNITIES OF “BOYSUN-PHARM” FREE ECONOMIC ZONE

Florus chamomilla Fructus Rosae Hippophae officinalis

Catharanthus Capparis Peganum harmala Roseus “Nova-Pharm” LLC PROJECTS

1. Medical plants for 10 hectares: Starting date: 2018 Project costs: 700 thousand dollar Annual production capacity: 15 tons Workplace: 35

2. Production of tablet medicine in zero cycles Starting date: 2018 Project costs: 300 thousand dollar Annual production capacity: 10 mln units Workplace: 36

3. Production of medicine in the form of dry and liquid induction in zero cycles Starting date: 2018-2019 Project costs: 2,230 mln dollar Annual production capacity: 27 mln flacon Workplace: 35 “Angor-Pharm” LLC

4 TYPES OF MEDICINE AND 3 TYPES OF OINTMENTS Starting date: 2018 Project costs: 300 thousand dollar Annual production capacity: 37 thousand flacons and 35 thousand tube Workplace: 10 “Boysun-Lano” LLC

SEPARATION OF LANOLIN SUBSTITUTE FROM SHEEP Starting date: 2018 Project costs: 300 thousand dollar Annual production capacity: 37 thousand flacons and 35 thousand tube Workplace: 10 STRUCTURE OF LAND PLOTS (2 990 011 hectares)

Irrigated 239911

239911; 8% 4673; 0% Dry farming 39907 13870; 0% 14042; 1% Gardens 14042 39907; 1% Vineyard 13870 830259; 28% 1550622; 52% Mulberry (tree) 4673 Irrigated Dry farming Gardens Hayfields 830259 233751; 8% Vineyard 62976; 2% Mulberry (tree) Forest 233751 Hayfields Forest Home land 62976 Home land Others Others 1550622 TOTAL AREA OF AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATED LANDS (239 306 HECTARES)

900 1600 3200 3400 Types Hectares 2200 5500 10300 Cotton 94750 2004 Grain 95000 Cotton 94750 Grain Potatoes 2004 Potatoes Vegetables Vegetables 5500 Melon Melon 2200 Soybean Rice Soybean 900 95000 Feed crops Grapes Rice 1600 Others Feed crops 10300

Grapes 3200

Others 3400 COTTON AND GRAIN PRODUCTION (THOUSAND TONS)

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0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 COTTON 338820 338199 335087 305085 142106 247330 GRAIN 252921 247316 251966 268278 274208 309896

COTTON GRAIN MAIN BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE (thousand tons) Cotton – 247,33 Grain – 309,896 Cocoon – 1,1313

Dairy farming – 810 Egg – 316 mln.unit Fishery – 3,029 VOLUME OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (2017) Total agricultural products – 2,5 mln tons

7,35 thousand tons 7,624 thousand tons 25,582 thousand tons 5,340 thousand tons

40,431 thousand tons 27,848 thousand tons 27,848 thousand tons 114,182 thousand tons

26,998 thousand tons 28,270 thousand tons 198,717 thousand tons 98 thousand tons VOLUME OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (2017)

42,761 thousand tons 7,238 thousand tons 212,224 thousand tons

335,995 thousand tons 26,150 thousand tons 13,541 thousand tons

127,725 thousand tons 226,638 thousand tons 352,887 thousand tons CATTLE BREEDING, POULTRY, SHEEP, GOAT AND HORSE IN 2017 4500000

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14354 0 CATTLE BREEDING POULTRY SHEEP AND GOAT HORSE MEAT PROCESSING (TONS)

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162000 2016 2017 2018 (GUESS) TOURISTIC POTENTIAL Eco-tourism Gastronomic tourism Three religion incarnation

Pilgrimage tourism Sport-tourism Ethnocultural tourism BUDDHISM TEMPLES IN TERMEZ KARA-TEPA (BLACK HILL) FAYAZTEPA BUDDHIST BUDDHIST TEMPLE RUINS TEMPLE (1ST CENTURY BC)

A hill with Buddhist Temple on it dates back to Buddhist monks lived here in small the time of the Kushan empire (I-IV AC) rooms called Vihara. KATO KYUDZO – HONORABLE CITIZEN OF TERMEZ CITY

Japanese archaeologist Kyudzo Kato, author of numerous works on Uzbekistan, died at the age of 94 in Termez. Hakim at-Termiziy and Abu Iso Muhammad at-Termiziy architectural complexs Abu Iso Muhammad at-Termiziy was one of the greatest scholars in hadis collecting. He was born in 824 in Termez in the ordinary family. Islamic scholar and collector of hadith who wrote “Sunan at-Termiziy”, one of the six canonical hadith compilations in Sunni Islam.

Al-Hakim at-Termiziy was one of the famous scholars of hadis science. He died in 869 AD. The scientist lived in the 9th century and wrote some important works Sangardak is created for Eco tourism

The water falls from a height of 140-150 meters along the river grow wild trees: fig (fig) tomariski, grapes and many other plants. Particularly striking Sangardak waterfall in spring, summer and fall. Festival “Spring of Boysun”

ON 28-29 APRIL INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL “BOYSUN BAHORI” (BOYSUN SPRING) WILL BE HELD IN SURKHANDARYA REGION HOTELS FOR TOURISTIC POTENTIAL NAME OF NAME OF HOTELS HOTELS SURKHON SHARSHAR MERIDIAN SARDOR INTURIST GAZA BUYODKOR RAMZ FIDAN SHARK IDEAL TERMEZ GOLD KHUSAN BOBO ULUGBEK FIRDAVS AKM XOLIS AZIZBEK SHARGUN

UMID BARAKA DON NORMAD SHURCHI YEVROAZIA TURON NIYOZOV KARVAN DENAU BEKZOD

TURON DENAU SITORAI DARBAND FAVORABLE INVESTMENT CLIMATE

Convenient geographical Availability of location Qualified engineeringand human communication resources infrastructure

Availability of Undeveloped mineral resources landresources

WHY TO Special tax and Unexplored customs INVESTIN opportunitiesin privileges SURKHANDARYA? tourism