Analytical materials

The report contains extensive information:

• Description of Uzbekistan petrochemical industry, including raw materials base, organizational structure, production facilities, infrastructure;
• Petrol market data, including production, market balance, export and import;
• Profiles of largest foreign investors, which operate in Uzbekistan petrochemical industry;
• Petrol price dynamics at Uzbekistan commodity exchange;
• Description of market risk, enterprises’ production plans and industry perspective;
• Uzbekistan legislation, pertaining to petrochemical industry;
• Recommendations on the advisability of petrol export from Uzbekistan.
 

The report contains extensive information:

• Description of Uzbekistan petrochemical industry, including raw materials base, organizational structure, production facilities, infrastructure;
• Lubricating oils market data, including production, market balance, export and import;
• Profiles of largest foreign investors, which operate in Uzbekistan petrochemical industry;
• Lubricating oils price dynamics at Uzbekistan commodity exchange;
• Description of market risk, enterprises’ production plans and industry perspective;
• Uzbekistan legislation, pertaining to petrochemical industry;
• Recommendations on the advisability of lubricating oils export from Uzbekistan.
 

This report is indispensable for business people operating in olives market of Uzbekistan, including those engaged in export/import operations. Report allows the reader to get detailed and dynamic picture of this sector in Uzbekistan. It equips business people with the wealth of information on all aspects of this market functioning, including import data, wholesale/retail prices overview, consumption level, market volume, retail sector/HoReCa overview, vast set of data on wholesale/retail prices.

This report is indispensable for business people operating in olive oil market of Uzbekistan,including those engaged in export/import operations. Report allows the reader to get detailed and dynamic picture of this sector in Uzbekistan. It equips business people with the wealth of information on all aspects of this market functioning, including import data, wholesale/retail prices overview, consumption level, market volume, retail sector/HoReCa overview, vast set of data on wholesale/retail prices.

This report overviews in detail Uzbekistan energy sector, including oil/gas industry, with concentration on electricity generation sector; includes electricity generation sector privatization program; discusses energy sector perspectives and investors? opportunities; includes list of foreign companies operating at Uzbek electricity generation sector; contains Uzbekistan investment program related to energy sector.

Description

Analytical report providing extensive coverage of changes in consumer and industrial prices
and prices for services in Uzbekistan.
Report includes also data on the basic indicators, such as inflation, US Dollar exchange rate,
CBU refinance rate.
Report comprises information on the following categories of common consumer expenditures:

1. consumer food products;
2. consumer non-food products;
3. services;
4. tariffs on travel and transportation;
5. retail prices for gasoline and diesel;
6. financial indicators.

The questions this report answers

This report allows tracking price changes in Uzbekistan using the wide range of indicators,
such as inflation rate, US Dollar exchange rate, Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index.
CPI and PPI data are also provided in the framework of data on prices changes for selected
categories items.

Data sources and methodology

State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics and AFS-Research data were
used to prepare this report.
Survey data are gathered by our analysts at retail facilities located in various districts of Tashkent,
Uzbekistan and from local mass media and include estimates of AFS Research analysts. Survey
is conducted anonymously and includes the following categories of common consumer
expenditures:
Consumer food products (includes 12 essential goods), consumer non-food products
(includes 10 items), services (includes 10 major services provided to consumers), tariffs on
travel and transportation (includes cost of major types of domestic and international travel),
retail prices for gasoline and diesel, financial indicators.
 

Kazakhstan is fast developing country and a lot of foreign businessmen look forward to investing in Kazakhstan economy and starting their own business there. But they need guidance to succeed in this. Today AFS-Research is glad to present its absolutely new informational product: Kazakhstan: Investors Handbook. It will provide you with the following information:

- Kazakhstan economy, investment climate and investment legislation are reviewed;
- Tax and Customs systems of Kazakhstan are described;
- The structure of political system of Kazakhstan (including legislative, judicial and executive branches) is reviewed in detail;
- Authority descriptions and contact data including postal addresses, phone numbers and Internet addresses of state bodies (including Mejlis, courts, ministries, state committees), institutions, agencies, akymats, banks, other state entities, associations, funds, public organizations, state companies, corporations and concerns are provided.
 

In this review we provide extensive coverage of changes in retail consumer prices in Uzbekistan.
At the beginning of each month, AFS-Research administers survey with purpose of gathering information about retail consumer prices for goods and services in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and related changes in them.
Survey data are gathered by our analysts at retail facilities located in various districts of Tashkent, Uzbekistan and from local media and include estimates of AFS Research analysts. Survey is conducted anonymously and includes the following categories of common consumer expenditures:
Consumer food products (includes 12 essential food items), consumer non-food products (includes 10 items), services (includes 10 major services provided to consumers), tariffs on travel and transportation (includes cost of major types of domestic and international travel), retail prices for gasoline and diesel, financial indicators.

Review covers changes for each of above mentioned items, including price in local currency, monthly price change, change for 3 months and YTD price change.
Average price changes for each type of category are calculated, as well as overall change in consumer prices.
Review is published on a monthly basis.
 

Navoi region in Uzbekistan with well-developed industrial production, skilled manpower and rich raw material resources, occupying a strategic location in the central part of the country has all for creation of a huge regional manufacturing complex and industrial center on its territory.
In an effort to increase production potential, to accelerate introduction of innovative technologies and developing of the new kinds of products demanded in the world market, leadership of the Republic of Uzbekistan made a decision on establishing the first in the country Free Industrial-Economic Zone in Navoi city, the administrative center of the region.
The factor of beneficial location of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the crossroads of trade routes between the huge regional markets of South-East Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Commonwealth of Independent States played a considerable role in making this decision.
To coordinate foreign investors in Free Industrial-Economic Zone and its preferences, analysts of AFS- Research Investment Company has launched absolutely new product: Transport and Logistics Infrastructure of Uzbekistan: Perspective of Regional Leadership.
This report will provide you with the following information:

1. The detailed review of infrastructure of all countries of region of the Central Asia and Kazakhstan, including last changes, is provided;
2. The detailed review of Navoi region in which the Free Industrial-Economic Zone is located, including infrastructure, the industry and agriculture is made;
3. Legal bases of activity of Free Industrial-Economic Zone in Navoi, history of its creation and its perspective, and perspective of Uzbekistan leadership in transport and logistical sphere are reviewed in detail;
4. In Appendices the full list of the Uzbekistan organizations working in sphere of logistics, Navoi airport schedule for passenger and cargo flights, the list of useful contacts, the questionnaire of the participant of the Free Industrial-Economic Zone in Navoi and the list of members of Administrative Council of the Free Industrial-Economic Zone are provided.
 

Uzbekistan is fast developing country and a lot of foreign businessmen look forward to investing in Uzbekistan economy and starting their own business there. But they need guidance to succeed in this. Today AFS-Research is glad to present its absolutely new informational product – Uzbekistan: Investors Handbook. It will provide you with the following information:

- Uzbekistan economy, investment climate and investment legislation are reviewed;
- Tax and Customs systems of Uzbekistan are described;
- The structure of political system of Uzbekistan (including legislative, judicial and executive branches) is reviewed in detail;
- Authority descriptions and contact data including postal addresses, phone numbers and Internet addresses of state bodies (including Oliy Majlis, courts, ministries, state committees), institutions, agencies, hokimiyats, banks, other state entities, associations, funds, public organizations, state companies, corporations and concerns are provided;
- Uzbekistan Investment Program for 2009 is described.