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The index of attracting foreign investment per capita in 2016 was 121.8 dollars,
including 79.4 dollars in foreign direct investment, and these indicators are on average 129.0
dollars in developing countries and 160.0 dollars in transition economy countries. In terms of
regions, the main investments volume (excluding oil and gas projects and large investment
projects) corresponds to Tashkent city, Tashkent and Andijan regions (more than 61%). The
smallest indicators are observed in Bukhara (1.4%), Jizzakh (1.7%) and Navoi (1.9%) regions.
Despite the establishment of free economic zones in the last two regions, investments in them
remain low.
At the same time, there are no enterprises with foreign investments in 10 districts of
the republic, namely, Karovulbazar, Gijduvan, Shofirkon, Boysun, Kyziriq, Bakhmal,
Zafarabad, Mirishkor, Sardoba and Khozarasp. Also, at the beginning of 2017, 185 enterprises
with foreign investments were not operating, of which 183 were subordinated to the regions,
including the city of Tashkent (61), Tashkent (59), Samarkand (17), Namangan (11), Bukhara
(5) and Jizzakh (5) are enterprises belonging to the regions 153 .

Conclusion on the third chapter

1. Studying the methods of comprehensive assessment of the potential of the regions,
in the course of their analysis, it is appropriate to establish a system of calculating indicators
in the following areas of the economy in order to determine the economic and social potential
of the regions of our country:
- labor (number of the population, share of the economically active population, stratum
of the population with higher education);
- production (volume of production, residual value of fixed assets in enterprises);
- financial (taxes, non-tax revenues of the budget, budget expenses, investments in
fixed capital);
- natural (agricultural land, goods and services created in agriculture, minerals);
-transport (length of highways, length of railways, volume of transported goods);
-infrastructure (wastewater, power of the electric network, natural gas supply level of
residential areas).
The evaluation of the economic potential of the regions according to these indicators
helps to make quick decisions for the regional management bodies, as well as to facilitate the
development of regional programs, as well as to ensure the comprehensive development of
the regions. For this, it is important to solve the following methodological problems:
- looking at socio-economic potential and its components as an economic category and
object of statistical study;
- development of a system of indicators for determining the potential of the area
according to the characteristics of the volume of available resources, their composition,
quality and a number of other parameters;
- creation of a methodology for evaluating various elements of competence;

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