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Economy
16/10/2009
Uzbekistan’s economy grows by 8% in Jan-Sep 09
Uzbekistan’s economy grows by 8% in Jan-Sep 09
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
Gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan grew by 8% in January-September 2009, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Uzbek Finance Minister Rustam Azimov said at the Fifth International Uzbek Cotton Fair in Tashkent.
Rustam Azimov said that the industrial output rose by 9.1% and investments into fixed capital grew by 28% in the reporting period.
Current trade balance surplus of Uzbekistan made up US$2.3 billion in nine months of 2009, the First Deputy Prime Minister said.
As earlier reported, EBRD and IMF forecasted that Uzbekistan’s GDP will grew by 7% in 2009 and the following year.
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