SUGHD REGION, TAJIKISTAN

SUGHD REGION, TAJIKISTAN

GEOGRAPHY The region s territory is mostly mountainous The Kuramin Range (elevation up to 3768 m) and Mevagul mountain (elevation up to 1624 m) are in the north. The Turkestan range (elevation up to 5509 m), Zeravshan up to 5489 m, and Gissar mountains are in the south. The western part of the Fergana Valley is located between Kuramin and Turkestan ranges.

FAVORABLE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Sughd region shares a border with the Jizakh, Namangan, Samarkand and Fergana provinces of Uzbekistan, and the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. The longest river of Central Asia Syr Darya, flows through Sughd region. The capital of Sughd region is Khujand. Due to favorable geographical location and climatic conditions, both Khujand and Fergana valley are the GEM OF CENTRAL ASIA.

HISTORY Khujand was one of the most important ecoomic, military-strategic and cultural centers of Central Asia. The Silk Road passed through this region, which linked Ancient Greece, Rome, China, Persia and India. SUGHD REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL REGION. SOHGDIANS ARE FROM ARYAN TRIBES, WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN FORMATION OF TAJIKS (IX-X centuries).

POPULATION 26 100 sq. km TERRITORY 2 349 thousand people POPULATION 87,1 persons per km POPULATION DENSITY

KHUJAND THE LEADER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUGHD REGION Khujand is the regional and the administrative center of Sughd Region. Large cities Gafurov, Istaravshan, Isfara, Kairakkum, Kanibadam, Penjikent, Chkalovsk, Taboshar.

SUGHD REGION AS THE CULTURE CENTER THEATRES 11 RECREATION PARKS 13 MUSEUMS 7 MUSIC AND ART SCHOOLS 33

RECOURCES OF SUGHD REGION 214 of mineral deposits are explored and prepared for the development In the northern part of the region there are large deposits of silver (Bolshoi Koni Mansur), lead, zinc, bismuth, iron, lignite, oil and gas In the southern part of the region there are gold, silver, tin, antimony, mercury, coal and facing stone

INFRASTRUCTURE International airport "Khujand" is located 12 km far from Khujand, the second largest passenger traffic airport in Tajikistan. It serves more than 1 mln. passengers per year Regular direct flights to the CIS countries, China, India and the UAE. The railway station in Khujand connects the northern and the southern regions of the country and other near- and far-abroad regions The total length of railways in the country is 943 km, 678 km of which are the main lines

INFRASTRUCTURE The construction of a new railway connection between TURKMENISTAN, TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN has been carrying on according to trilateral cooperation Also there are plans to continue the new railway track FROM RUSSIA TO TAJIKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN THROUGH

INFRASTRUCTURE The highway DUSHANBE-KHUJAND-CHANAK (354 km) passes through the region and connects the northern and southern regions of the republic The reconstruction of the highway AINI- PANJAKENT (114 km) has been carrying and it strategically important for the economic recovery and in order to have the route to Samarkand (Uzbekistan) The road KHUDZHAND - KANIBADAM ISFARA is planned to begin reconstruction, which will connect the center of the Sogd region with the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan ЧЕРЕЗ СОГДИЙСКУЮ ОБЛАСТЬ ПРОХОДЯТ ОСНОВНЫЕ АВТОМОБИЛЬНЫЕ ДОРОГИ, ПО КОТОРЫМ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЯЮТСЯ ГРУЗОВЫЕ И ПАССАЖИРСКИЕ ПЕРЕВОЗКИ

HUMAN RECOURCES 50 km radius 1 mln. people population 150 km radius 30 mln. people population WITHIN A RADIUS OF 150 KM CONSISTS OF 7 REGIONS OF THE FERGANA VALLEY (KYRGYZSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN)

Personnel potential www.fezsughd.tj Economically active 1,6 mln. people 33% 67% Higher education Vocational education 9000 graduates annually 7 universities 60% direction of the economy and industry 17 Vocational schools (colleges and lyceums) 200$ The average monthly salary

MAIN MACROECONOMIC INDICES GRP AT CURRENT PRICES (US dollars) 2069,6 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (mln. US dollars) 133,3 FOREIGN CAPITAL (mln. US dollars) 2045 INFLATION 2,6 % Economy of Sughd region more than 100 sectors of industry, 742 enterprises, 253 of which are medium and large companies

INDUSTRY Structure of the industrial sector Growth rate of industrial production (mln. US dollars) 29% 4% Добывающая промышленность Обрабатывающая промышленность 770,3 67% Производство и распределение энергии 172 264,8 321,4 2000 г. 2004 г. 2008 г. 2012 г. Volume of production in the extractive industry (mln. US dollars) Manufacturing output (mln. US dollars) Добыча не энергетических материалов 212,6 Прочие отрасли 35,9 Текстильное и швейное производство 124,1 Добыча энергетических материалов 11,6 Производство пищевых продуктов 355 Sughd region 17,2% of industrial output of the country

AGRICULTURE Farming area (thousand ha) The structure of the gross output of agriculture of producers by category Total land area 1391,1 Irrigable land 286,4 Cultivated land 267,8 including: 7,70% 25% Общественные Public economy хозяйства Дехканские Dehqan farm хозяйства Grains and legumes 123,6 Industrial crops 75,2 Potatoes 12,8 67,30% Хозяйства Nation's farm населения Vegetables 13,8 Gourd field 4,5 Gross agricultural output (mln. US dollars) Feed crop 37,9 Perennial plantings 69,7 including Animal Животноводство farming 234,2 Gardens 57,3 Vineyards 12,4 Plant Растениеводство production 716,4 Share of agriculture in the structure of GDP 18,7 %

SME EXPORT OF PRODUCTS (thousand US dollars) Product name 2012 2013 Growth Total export 500714 360518 72% Including Dried fruits 25806 24410 95% Cotton-lint 58726 52518 89% Wearable 15401 18634 121% Other products 262641 164520 63% One of the priorities of the regional economy is the development of small and medium enterprises.

SME IMPORT OF PRODUCTS (thousand US dollars) Product name 2012 2013 Темп роста Total import 1261835 1684813 133,5% Including Meat 16299 11721 72% Fats and oils, animal and seed 23989 25498 106% Wheat 155370 203117 131% Sugar 24217 5567 23% Oil products 170224 271112 159% Cement 30180 30514 101% Wood 76142 106862 140% Mineral fertilizers 7796 10418 134% Machinery and equipment 89411 107524 120% Transport 149719 236117 158% Others 437005 577144 132% The service sector, agriculture and industry contribute to the private sector 62%, 56% and 7% respectively.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Foreign trade relations with 64 countries Extensive support 29 development partners Firms and companies from following countries invest in the economy: USA Italy South Korea Vietnam Russia Switzerland Great Britain Israel and others

INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 6 th place investor protection 141 st place investment attractivness Russia Vietnam Cyprus Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Austria Great Britain Italy Canada 799 1152 1915 1412 Investment of main partner countries for 2012 (thousand US dollars) 14977 6806 10783 25712 47585 China 243017 Switzerland USA Netherlands Luxemburg 15979 24310 13507 6500

CUSTOMS AND TAX PREFERNCES FREE FROM VAT Providing financial services Delivery as well as exporting of precious stones and metals, jewelery, primary aluminum, metal concentrates, commercial ore, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, cotton. Import of agricultural and industrial process equipment Import of medicines, medical and pharmaceutical equipment Import of goods for the implementation of the investment projects of the Republic Tajikistan s Government Import of goods for construction of highly important objects

CUSTOMS AND TAX PREFERNCES FREE FROM INCOME TAX New enterprises producing goods for a period of: 2 years (investment volume 200-500 thousand US dollars) 3 years (investment volume 500-2000 thousand US dollars) 4 years (investment volume more than 2 mln. US dollars) 5 years (investment volume more than 5 mln. US dollars) Newly established enterprises engaged from-beginning-to-end of cotton processing into finished product (ALSO EXEMPT FROM REAL ESTATE TAX)

ОБЪЕМЫ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА WELCOME TO SUGHD REGION!