PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE FEZ OF “SOUGD” ABOUT ACTIVITIES RESULTS OF FEZ OF “SOUGD” IN 2021
Today by the First Deputy Head of the FEZ of “Soughd” Mr. Zikryozoda Suhrob in the building of this Administration was held a press conference about results of the activities of the FEZ of “Soughd” in 2021, where he informed the media representatives about the achievements of the FEZ of “Soughd”.
During the speech, it was noted that the Administration of the FEZ “Sougd” excepted the necessary measures to the fulfill the instructions and orders of the Founder of National Peace and Unity – the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, the decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the instructions and orders of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “About free economic zones”, Regulation of the Free economic zone of “Soughd”, the Work plan of the zone for 2021.
As a result, in 2021, 2 new subjects were registered in the FEZ “Sougd”, 4 subjects started its production activities, and the number of active subjects increased from 14 subjects in 2020 to 18 subjects.
The total industrial output of FEZ “Soughd” consisted 295.4 mln. Somoni that is more by 111.2 mln. somoni or 60.3 % in compare to the 2020.
In this period, the volume of construction works and services amounted 5745.8 thousand somoni, which is 24.5% more than in 2020.
In the reporting period, the volume of export products of the subjects amounted 105.2 mln. somoni that increased by 61.7 mln. somoni or 2.4 times in compare to the 2020.
In 2021, subjects of the FEZ of “Soughd” exported their products mainly to the Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Germany, Iraq, Turkey, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
In 2021, the volume of direct investment in the FEZ of “Soughd” amounted 18.1 mln. somomi, which increased by 1.2 mln. somoni or 7.1% in compare to the 2020, and since the beginning of the activity of FEZ “Sougd” became equal to the 115.2 mln. Somoni.
In 2021, the total number of jobs places in the FEZ of “Sougd” equaled by 774 people, which is more in 106 jobs or 15.9% than in 2020 (668 people).
In current year, from the subjects of the FEZ of “Sougd” was entered 5.3 mln. somoni to the public budget due to payment of relevant taxes (income tax and social tax) which is more in 0.9 mln, somoni or 20.4% in compare to the 2020.
In this period, the volume of payment of customs duty and value added tax amounted 31.8 mln. somoni to the public budget for the account of subjects of the FEZ Soughd which is more in 10.8 mln. somoni or 51.4% in compare to the 2020.
Zikriyozoda Suhrob informed at a press conference that the Administration of the FEZ Soughd in 2021 held meetings and negotiations with representatives and entrepreneurs of foreign countries, international organizations, including the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Mr. Sergey Katirin, Ambassador the Republic of France in Tajikistan, Mr. Michel Tarran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Andreas Protmann, Director of the Association of Clusters, Technoparks and MMI of the Russian Federation, Mr. Andrey Viktorovich Shpilenko, Investors and Entrepreneurs Circles of the Chelyabinsk region of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Bashkortostan of the Russian Federation , Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk region of the Russian Federation, Mogilev region of the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Sezin Sinanoglu, Head of the Permanent Mission of the UN in the Republic of Tajikistan, Advisor of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Tajikistan Mr. Hiromi Niino.
Currently, the construction works and the installation of equipment in several entities and the improvement of the territories of the FEZ of “Soughd” are ongoing and the leadership and employees of the FEZ of “Soughd” are working every day to achieve the fourth national goal “Rapid industrialization of the country”, to fulfill the instructions and orders of the Founder of Peace and Unity – National Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Emomali Rahmon is implementing beneficial measures in connection with the declaration of 2022-2026 “Years of Industrial Development”.
