Uzbekistan issued loans totaling 35.9 billion sums under the poverty reduction program

The total amount of consumer debt for water supply and sewage services in Uzbekistan has reached 542.6 billion soms. According to information presented on October 30, 430 billion soms of this total amount is attributed to the population, and the remaining 111 billion soms is owed by legal entities.

Representatives of JSC "Uzsuvtaʼminot" reported that over nine months of 2026, 23 thousand consumers with unpaid debts were disconnected from the drinking water supply network. Furthermore, in 122 thousand cases, debts totaling 265 billion soms were transferred to judicial bodies.

During inspections, specialists discovered 8.6 thousand violations. Among these, 4.6 thousand cases were related to illegal connections to water networks, the damage from which is estimated at 112 billion soms. At the time of the press conference, 30 billion soms had been recovered from this amount.

JSC "Uzsuvtaʼminot" also shared positive trends: the number of major debtors whose debt exceeds one million soms decreased by 4.4 thousand, and the total amount of their debt decreased by 5.4 billion soms. The number of consumers who have not paid for services for more than a year also decreased by 46.3 thousand, which accounts for 4%.

Nevertheless, an inconsistency is observed in the provided data: the stated total debt amount is 542.6 billion soms, while the sum of debts of the population and legal entities combined equals 541 billion soms, creating a difference of 1.6 billion soms. The editorial office has sent a request to JSC "Uzsuvtaʼminot" to clarify the reasons for this discrepancy.

The Agency for Industrial Cooperation and State Procurement reported to journalists that in the first nine months of 2026, state procurement in Uzbekistan amounted to 281.8 trillion sums. Additionally, $42.6 billion in foreign investments was mobilized.

Under the localization program, goods worth 117 trillion sums were produced, 88 new types of products were introduced, and 10,400 jobs were created. The import substitution effect reached $6.2 billion, and the import of 176 types of goods decreased by $838 million.

Of the total foreign investment of $42.6 billion, $18.2 billion, or 43%, was linked to local content. However, local content was not reflected in reports across seven sectors amounting to $965.2 million and 220 projects valued at $2 billion. The agency noted the need to improve the accounting system.

Competitive procurement amounted to 170.4 trillion sums, which allowed for savings of 12.1 trillion sums. Meanwhile, direct procurement decreased by 11.7% to 61.6 trillion sums.

Artificial intelligence now moderates 75% of offers on the electronic trading platform. The Unified Industrial Portal has also been launched in test mode.

By the end of the year, the agency plans to increase the volume of localized production to 130 trillion sums, raise the import substitution effect to $6.4 billion, and introduce 112 new types of products.