Investment framework and opportunities in Uzbekistan
Procedures Relative to Foreign Investment
- Obligation to Declare
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Businesses need to be register at the One-Window center of the Ministry of Justice to obtain a Certificate of State Registration. To learn more about the registration process of a new company, please consult the World Bank Report on Uzbekistan.
- Competent Organisation For the Declaration
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Ministry of Justice website
- Requests For Specific Authorisations
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The government closely scrutinizes all foreign investment, with special emphasis on sectors of the economy that it considers strategic, such as mining, cotton processing, oil and gas refining, and transportation. There is no standard and transparent screening mechanism, and some elements of the legal framework are designed to protect domestic industries and limit competition from abroad. The government also uses licensing as a tool to control enterprises in several important sectors such as energy, telecommunications, wholesale trade businesses and tourism.
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