In recent years, Uzbekistan has actively promoted economic opening and reform, and has achieved significant results in attracting foreign investment. According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of the country, the number of foreign-funded enterprises has maintained steady growth, demonstrating strong investment vitality and market attractiveness.

As of December 1st, the total number of foreign-funded enterprises in Uzbekistan has reached 17900. In just the past month, there have been 305 new additions (an increase of 1.7%), including 281 foreign subsidiaries and 28 joint ventures. The cumulative growth of 2450 enterprises throughout the year, with an annual growth rate of nearly 16%.

From the perspective of the source countries of investors, China continues to maintain its leading position, with a total of 4873 invested enterprises, accounting for 27.2% of the total. Among them, 142 new companies were added last month alone, and the total number of new companies added throughout the year reached 1501. Russia ranks second with 3209 companies, accounting for 17.9% of the total, with a growth rate of less than 5% for the whole year, but its number of joint ventures reaches 909, maintaining its first place in this field. Türkiye ranked third with 2109 enterprises, followed by Kazakhstan with 1199. South Korea returned to the top five with 691 companies, followed by Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, India, and Azerbaijan.

In addition, as of December 1st, the total number of enterprises and institutions in Ukraine reached 471700, of which 85.1% were small and micro enterprises. From a regional distribution perspective, the capital city of Tashkent is home to 22.9% of enterprises, with Tashkent Oblast, Samarkand Oblast, Fergana Oblast, and Kashkadarya Oblast also ranking among the top five. Divided by industry, trading enterprises account for the highest proportion (32.5%), industry accounts for 12.6%, and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries together account for 7.3%. In terms of organizational form, limited liability companies are the most common, accounting for as much as 78.5%. Keywords: the Belt and Road, the Belt and Road News, the Belt and Road Project

Overall, the scale of foreign-funded enterprises in Uzbekistan continues to expand, with a diverse source country structure, and small and medium-sized enterprises constitute an important part of its market entities. This trend reflects the increasing degree of openness of the country's economy to the outside world, and also adds momentum to regional economic cooperation and sustainable development. Editor/Xu Shengpeng