President issues strong warning to heads of “Uztransgaz”, “Uzmetkombinat”, and “Uzsuvtaminot”

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has issued strong warnings to the heads of Uztransgaz, Uzmetkombinat, and Uzsuvtaminot for failing to meet their investment targets. The warning was delivered during a videoconference meeting on January 16.

Despite favorable conditions, it was revealed that the textile industry’s investment plan was under-fulfilled by $17 million. Additionally, investments in Uztransgaz and Uzmetkombinat decreased by 50%, while Uzsuvtaminot saw a 20% decline.

The leaders of these organizations were warned that if they do not address the shortfall in the first quarter of this year, their performance will be thoroughly evaluated.

Further criticism was directed at the underperformance of several ministries and agencies. The grant plan for the Ministries of Ecology, Agriculture, State Assets, Pharmaceuticals, and Forestry Agencies was not even 25% fulfilled, while the grants received by the Ministries of Construction, Transport, Culture, and the Tourism Committee were less than $10 million.

Overall, the investment and grant receipts for several key ministries—Preschool and School Education, Healthcare, Transport, Sports, Higher Education, Culture, Ecology, Agriculture, Digital Technologies, and Construction—were deemed inadequate in relation to available opportunities.

It was also pointed out that Uzbekistan did not receive even $100 million in investment from highly skilled countries such as France, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Malaysia, and Spain in the past year.