SUGHD REGION, TAJIKISTAN

GEOGRAPHY

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.

The region’s territory is mostly mountainous

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

2 349 thousand

people POPULATION

26 100 sq. km TERRITORY

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

150 km

radius

WITHIN A RADIUS OF 150 KM CONSISTS OF 7 REGIONS OF THE FERGANA VALLEY (KYRGYZSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN)

1 mln. people population

30 mln. people population

Personnel potential www.fezsughd.tj

Economically active –

1,6 mln. people

9000 graduates annually

60% direction of the economy and industry

67%

33% Higher education

Vocational education

7 universities

17 Vocational schools (colleges

and lyceums)

200$ The average monthly salary

MAIN MACROECONOMIC INDICES

INFLATION

2,6 %

GRP AT CURRENT PRICES (US dollars)

2069,6

FOREIGN CAPITAL (mln. US dollars)

2045

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (mln. US dollars)

133,3

Economy of Sughd region – more than 100 sectors of industry, 742 enterprises,

253 of which are medium and large companies

INDUSTRY

Sughd region – 17,2% of industrial output of the country

67%

29%

4%

Добывающая промышленность

Обрабатывающая промышленность

Производство и распределение энергии

Structure of the industrial sector

11,6

212,6

Добыча энергетических материалов

Добыча не энергетических материалов

Volume of production in the extractive industry (mln. US dollars)

355

124,1

35,9

Производство пищевых продуктов

Текстильное и швейное производство

Прочие отрасли

Manufacturing output (mln. US dollars)

172 264,8 321,4

770,3

2000 г. 2004 г. 2008 г. 2012 г.

Growth rate of industrial production (mln. US dollars)

AGRICULTURE

Share of agriculture in the structure of GDP – 18,7 %

Farming area (thousand ha)

Total land area 1391,1

Irrigable land 286,4

Cultivated land 267,8

including:

Grains and legumes 123,6

Industrial crops 75,2

Potatoes 12,8

Vegetables 13,8

Gourd field 4,5

Feed crop 37,9

Perennial plantings 69,7

including

Gardens 57,3

Vineyards 12,4

7,70%

25%

67,30%

Общественные хозяйства

Дехканские хозяйства

Хозяйства населения

The structure of the gross output of agriculture of producers by category

716,4

234,2

Растениеводство

Животноводство

Gross agricultural output (mln. US dollars)

Public economy

Dehqan farm

Nation's farm

Animal farming

Plant production

SME

One of the priorities of the regional economy is the development of small and medium enterprises.

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%

SME

The service sector, agriculture and industry contribute to the private sector

62%, 56% and 7% respectively.

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%

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Foreign trade relations with

64 countries

Extensive support

29 development partners

Firms and companies from following countries invest in the economy:

South Korea

USA Italy

Vietnam

Russia Switzerland

Great Britain Israel

and others

INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

6th place

investor protection

141st place

investment attractivness

6500

13507

24310

15979

243017

10783

47585

25712

6806

14977

1412

1915

1152

799

Luxemburg

Netherlands

USA

Switzerland

China

Canada

Italy

Great Britain

Austria

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Cyprus

Vietnam

Russia

Investment of main partner countries for 2012 (thousand US dollars)

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!