The President of Uzbekistan adopted a Decree "On establishment of State Fund for support of entrepreneurship". The document is aimed at further strengthening the financial support of private entrepreneurship, especially micro and small enterprises, creating favorable conditions and opportunities for accelerated development.
The State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan summed up the socio-economic development of the country in January-June 2017. According to the data, the volume of GDP in the reporting period exceeded 102,7 trillion soums, having increased in comparison with the similar period of 2016 by 7%.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video conference meeting on 4 August 2017. The implementation of large and important investment projects included into the Investment program in 2017, the expected results of this year, as well as the implementation of tasks identified during the visits of the head of state in Andijan region and the Chilanzar district of Tashkent city were on the agenda.
The Presidential Decree dated 28 July approved additional measures to stimulate the domestic enterprises-exporters.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 4 May 2017 signed a decree to name the international airport in Tashkent after the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.