President Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructs to reduce payments for the import of off-road vehicles

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chairs a meeting on measures to increase the country’s domestic and inbound tourism potential.

At the meeting, the need for increasing tourist routes in all regions, cities and districts was noted.

“Each hokim should ask himself the question: “What do tourists want to see in my region, city, district?”. Changes will take place if each hokim finds the right answer to this question and draws up a tourism program”, the President said.

Hokims of all regions have been given the task to develop a “Tourist Ring” project to attract local and foreign tourists. A loan of up to $20 million will be allocated for the best projects based on competition.

The Central Bank was instructed to allocate credit resources for a trillion UZS, to attract additional foreign credit lines up to $100 million by the new year.

It was noted that in the case of not placing funds in commercial banks in the amount of 1 trillion UZS, strict measures will be taken against the leadership of the Central Bank.

An instruction was given to open credit lines of 100 million dollars for tourist services until November 1, raising an additional $100 million by the end of the year.

Officials were also given instructions to:

– create tourist zones after studying all reservoirs and land farms;

– develop proposals for establishing a quick passage service at customs and border services, using tourist information centers.

– develop proposals for reducing payments for the import of off-road vehicles to develop safari in the steppe territories of Karakalpakstan, Bukhara, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Surkhandarya, Fergana and Khorezm.