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ISLAMABAD, OCT 28 – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday appreciated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “concrete” stance on rising Islamophobia in a call with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Foreign Minister Qureshi extended felicitations to Foreign Minister Cavusoglu on 97^th Republic Day of Turkey (29 October).

The two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and reviewed progress on bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.

The two Foreign Ministers expressed satisfaction at mutual collaboration between Pakistan and Turkey at multilateral fora. Foreign Minister Qureshi reiterated appreciation for the principled stance taken by Turkey on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and Turkey’s steadfast support in this regard.

The Foreign Ministers agreed to remain in touch on issues of concern to the Muslim Ummah, including the rising Islamophobia. The Turkish Foreign Minister appreciated the stance taken by the Prime Minister on the subject.

Turkish Foreign Minister also conveyed sympathies and condolences at the loss of precious lives in the Peshawar terrorist attack and reaffirmed Turkey’s solidarity with Pakistan.

Leader of Pakistani-administered Kashmir speaks to Anadolu Agency about region’s tough past, present trials, future hopes

India carried out a genocide of 250,000 Muslims in Kashmir in 1947, according to Sardar Masood Khan, the president of Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Khan said nearly half a million Kashmiris have been killed, maimed, blinded, tortured, and forcibly disappeared by Indian forces over the past 73 years.

His comments were part of a conversation with Anadolu Agency in connection with Oct. 27, the day of Kashmir’s accession to India in 1947.

It is observed as a “Black Day” in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, viewed as the day Indian forces landed in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, to force the princely state’s accession to India.

In a wide-ranging interview, Khan spoke about the controversial emergence of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmiri uprising of 1947, and several other issues that have since defined the fate of Kashmir and its people.

Anadolu Agency (AA): What is the significance of Oct. 27 in the history of Jammu and Kashmir?

Sardar Masood Khan (SMK): Oct. 27 is marked as a Black Day by the people of Pakistan and Kashmir.

It was on this day in 1947 that India invaded Jammu and Kashmir and occupied a large chunk of the state.

Immediately after its deployment, the occupying Indian force started brutalizing the people of Kashmir and carried out the first genocide and anti-Muslim pogrom in Jammu.

Some 250,000 Muslims were killed at the time and hundreds of thousands more were displaced and pushed to Pakistan.

Since then, nearly half a million people have been killed, maimed, blinded, tortured, and disappeared.

Broadly speaking, we see Oct. 27 as the starting point of the genocide of Kashmiris.

AA: With the hindsight of 73 years, what do you think are the errors that have led to the emergence of the Kashmir problem?   

SMK: As far as the Kashmiris are concerned, I would say that they have not committed any error.

They have aspired to achieve freedom, first, from the Dogra dynasty’s despotic rule and, then, from Indian occupation.

In hindsight, though, if Sheikh Abdullah, the most popular leader of Kashmir in 1947, had not joined India, we could have saved Kashmiris from serial massacres spanning decades.

That one miscalculation, that one fatal misstep, plunged the Kashmiris into this dark night of oppression.

AA: What was the tribal raid and how has it impacted the Kashmir situation?  

SMK: The so-called tribal raid has been grossly distorted by some Indian historians to twist the truth about Kashmir.

During the months of August, September, and October of 1947, war veterans of the territory now known as Azad Kashmir [Pakistani-administered Kashmir] started a war of independence against the maharaja’s [title of nobility among Hindus] tyrannical rule.

After driving the maharaja’s Dogra army out of the Azad Kashmir area, the people of Jammu and Kashmir would have liberated the entire territory if India had not intervened militarily on Oct. 27.

Dates are important in this context. Tribal volunteers entered Jammu and Kashmir on Oct. 22, 1947, and swiftly moved to Baramulla and Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

What Indian storytellers do not tell the world is that the maharaja, in collusion with the Indian leadership and the [British] viceroy, had already brought in and deployed regular armed personnel from the small princely states of Patiala, Kapurthala, and East Punjab, and unleashed them against freedom fighters.

This was an invasion of the territory before the invasion by the Indian armed forces.

If facts were cited, India would have had no justification to legitimize its invasion on the basis of the so-called tribal raid and a dubious instrument of accession extracted coercively from the maharaja.

Let it be understood that these were all Indian machinations to grab the territory of Jammu and Kashmir without the consent of the people, and to mislead them into believing that the measure was temporary and would be followed by a plebiscite.

AA: Oct. 27 also signifies the establishment of the government of Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Can you compare the two parts of Kashmir in terms of political empowerment?    

SMK: There cannot be a comparison between Azad Kashmir [Pakistani-administered Kashmir] and Indian-occupied Kashmir [Indian-administered Kashmir].

Azad Kashmir is free; the occupied territory is captured and besieged.

We have civil liberties and fundamental freedoms on our side; in occupied Kashmir, all rights of the people are being trampled.

Foreign visitors who have visited Azad Kashmir would testify that there are no military barricades, no checkpoints, no concertina wires to hamper the free movement of people, and no concentration of troops in towns and cities.

On the other side, 900,000 troops have been deployed to make life a living hell for the people.

Killings, blinding people, incarcerations, torture, disappearances, and sexual abuse have been normalized to the point of becoming a permanent feature.

In Azad Kashmir, we focus on the rule of law, good governance, and socioeconomic development. On the other side, even development projects are forced down the throats of the captive Kashmiri population.

Of course, we have our own problems with regards to promotion and protection of human rights, as would be the case in any other developing part of the world.

But across the Line of Control, a colony has been established under foreign occupation and alien domination. People are disenfranchised and dispossessed.

As I speak to you today, hundreds of thousands of Hindus are being transferred from all parts of India to the occupied state, in order to permanently change its demographic composition.

There is no precedent of such an illicit mass transfer of population, in an organized fashion, in this century or the last.

This is an outrage that has to be stopped at all costs.

AA: It was said that Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir will be a base camp for efforts to resolve the Kashmir issue. What has been done to achieve this goal?   

SMK: Yes, it’s true. Azad Kashmir [Pakistani-administered Kashmir] was established as a base camp for the liberation of the rest of Kashmir. That continues to be the abiding mission of the Azad state.

Of course, despite our best efforts, using all sorts of political, diplomatic and other means, we have not succeeded in securing freedom for our brothers and sisters in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir [Indian-administer Jammu and Kashmir].

We work in tandem with Pakistan, which has been a window for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to project their voices to the multilateral forums, especially the United Nations, and capitals around the world.

We will continue our struggle until we achieve our objective of ensuring that the people of Jammu and Kashmir exercise their right to self-determination in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.

AA: Many people, especially from Indian-administered Kashmir, have voiced grievances on what they see as Pakistan’s failures on the diplomatic front with regards to Kashmir. As a former diplomat, what do you feel is the reason for these sentiments?  

SMK: There have been many breakthroughs on Kashmir since Aug. 5 last year.

Kashmir has been raised and discussed at the UN Security Council, albeit in informal sessions. The General Assembly and the Security Council have been apprised of Indian brutalities and an intensifying human rights crisis.

After decades, leading parliaments – the European Parliament, US Congress, UK Parliament – have held hearings or plenaries on Kashmir, something unheard of in the past.

The mainstream international media has held India accountable for its excessive measures, including communication blockades and bans on journalism.

India’s reputation as a state has suffered because of its illegal actions in Kashmir, its discriminatory treatment of Muslims in India, and its nuclear saber-rattling.

We know this is not enough. We have to fight against an environment of realpolitik which condones and underwrites India’s blatant crimes against humanity in Kashmir.

The challenge is to break this vicious cycle of impunity, which empowers India to violate the rights of the Kashmiris without any fear of prosecution or accountability.

We are, however, eternally grateful to the people and leadership of Turkey for their courageous stand on Kashmir.

President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan has spoken at the UN General Assembly, in Pakistan’s Parliament, and in Delhi emphasizing the need for the Kashmir dispute to be resolved in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris.

We count Turkey’s staunch support and solidarity on Kashmir as an achievement. I request Anadolu Agency to convey our deepest gratitude to the Turkish people and leadership.

BEIJING, , Oct. 28 (DNA): Universities and medical institutions from 11 countries, including China, Pakistan attended an international online forum and discussed post-COVID healthcare opportunities and challenges.

The Forum was organised by South and Southeast Asia Medical Education and Service Alliance (SSAMESA), China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Wednesday.

The participants exchanged in-depth views on the opportunities and challenges facing the higher medical education and healthcare industry in the post-COVID-19 era.

Titled “New Challenges, New Opportunities, New Cooperation – The Reform and Development of Higher Medical Education and Health Care in the Post-pandemic Era”, the seminar was set to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in higher medical education, medical and health services, public health systems and smart medical construction in the post-epidemic era among medical institutions from South and Southeast Asia.

It is one of the sub-forums of the 2020 Online Forum on Education Cooperation in South & Southeast Asia organized and sponsored by China’s Yunnan Provincial Department of Education.

According to the event organizer and also the SSAMESA secretariat Kunming Medical University (KMU), China, 16 medical experts including Prof. Li Song, President of KMU, China, Prof. Javed Akram, Vice Chancellor of University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore gave speeches on medical personnel training, medical services and COVID-19 prevention and control.

]Yuan Bin, Party Secretary of KMU, said, “The COVID-19 epidemic is a common challenge facing all mankind. Only through solidarity and cooperation can countries overcome the epidemic and promote new progress in medical education and health care.”

Prof. Javed Akram from Pakistan delivered a well-received speech with the theme “Challenges & Opportunities in Medical Education for Health Universities”.

He and other experts had a full exchange on the reform and development of medical education and health care in the post-epidemic era, and put forward opinions and suggestions on promoting regional cooperation in medical education and health care.

SSAMESA, initiated by KMU and Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) in 2019, is a non-government and non-profit international medical institutions consortium joined by 39 medical institutions from 12 countries in the South and Southeast Asia.

It was established to promote exchange and cooperation between medical institutions in China and South and Southeast Asian countries in the fields of medical education, scientific research, medical training and healthcare services.

The Alliance also aims to promote the improvement of regional higher medical education and medical and health services, and make positive contributions to the development of global medical and health care.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Alliance has donated masks, forehead thermometers and other PPEs to some of its members. And an online sharing session on COVID-19 clinical diagnosis and treatment was held with more than 100 medical experts from 13 universities and medical institutions in 7 countries to share their successful experience and practices in epidemic prevention and control and patient treatment.

Tashkent, OCT 2020 — According to preliminary estimates, in January-September 2020, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Republic of Uzbekistan at current prices made up 408.29 trillion soums and, compared to the same period of 2019, increased by 0.4% in real terms. The GDP deflator index, in relation to the prices of January-September 2019, amounted to 111.8%, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

According to the results of January-September 2020, in the structure of GDP produced, the gross added value of the production of goods reached 240.32 trillion soums, the service sector – 136.4 trillion soums, and net taxes on products – 31.56 trillion soums.

As the chart above illustrates, in January-September 2020, GDP growth slowed to 0.4% versus 5.9% in January-September 2019 and 5.7% in January-September 2018. At the same time, a slowdown in the GDP deflator index to 111.8% was noted after 118.5% in January-September 2019 and 130.5% in January-September 2018.

When calculated in US dollars at the average exchange rate for the period under review, nominal GDP totaled US$41.07 billion (in January-September 2019 – US$42.22 billion).

GDP per capita of the country made up 11.95 million soums (or equivalent – US$1,203).

As the above chart demonstrates, in January-September 2020, GDP per capita in real terms decreased by 1.5% versus growth by 3.9% in January-September 2019.

The gross value added created by all sectors of the economy made up 92.3% of the total GDP and increased by 0.5% (contribution to GDP growth – 0.4 percentage points). Net taxes on products in the structure of GDP amounted to 7.7% and decreased by 0.6% (negative contribution to GDP growth – 0.04 percentage points).

The sectors of agriculture, forestry and fisheries made a positive contribution to GDP growth – 0.8 p.p. (in January-September 2019 – 0.6 p.p.) and construction – 0.5 p.p. (in January-September 2019 – 1.4 p.p.).

Industry and the service sector made a negative contribution to GDP growth, which in January-September 2020 reached 0.7 p.p. and – 0.2 p.p., respectively. In January-September 2019, the contribution of industry to GDP growth was 1.2 p.p., the service sector – 2.0 p.p.

Due to the decrease in net taxes on products, GDP fell by 0.04 percentage points. In the same period of 2019, net taxes on products made a positive contribution to GDP growth, which amounted to 0.7 p.p.

In January-September 2019, compared to the corresponding period of 2018, significant shifts were noted in the structure of GDP, characterized by a decrease in the share of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to 27.3% (in January-September 2018 – 31.0%) and an increase in the share of industry to 29.3% (in January-September 2018 – 26.4%).

At the end of January-September 2020, insignificant changes are noted in the sectoral structure of GDP. Thus, the share of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the sectoral structure of GDP (GVA) increased from 27.3% to 27.9%, construction – from 6.9% to 7.4%, while the share of industry decreased from 29.3% to 28.5%, services – from 36.5% to 36.2%.

At the end of January-September 2020, agriculture, forestry and fisheries showed positive growth rates of 3.4%. The positive dynamics in agriculture, forestry and fisheries is due to an increase in crop production by 4.3% (in January-September 2019 – an increase of 2.3%, in January-September 2018 – a decline of 3.3%) and animal husbandry – by 2.3% (in January-September 2019 – an increase of 2.6%, in January-September 2018 – an increase of 5.6%).

In the industry, there is a decrease in value added at comparable prices by 2.7%. The negative dynamics in this industry was mainly due to a decrease in the added value of the mining and quarrying industry by 26.1% after significant growth in the previous two years (growth in January-September 2019 – by 2.8%, in January-September 2018 years – by 22.0%). At the same time, the decrease in the added value of this industry was mainly influenced by a decrease in natural gas production by 19.6% and gas condensate by 34.7%.

The value added in the manufacturing industry increased in real terms by 2.7% (in January-September 2019 – by 6.2%, in January-September 2018 – by 7.4%).

The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning industry also showed positive growth of 13.7% versus 5.1% growth in January-September 2019 and 0.8% in January-September 2018. In terms of the added value of water supply, sewerage, waste collection and disposal, a decrease of 7.3% was noted (in January-September 2019 – a decrease by 3.5%, in January-September 2018 – an increase by 9.3%).

The share of manufacturing in the structure of value added in the industrial sector increased to 75.8% against 70.1% in January-September 2019. Accordingly, there was a decrease in the share of the mining industry and quarrying in the structure of value added in the industrial sector to 15.4% (in January-September 2019 – 22.9%).

At the end of January-September 2020, the largest share in the structure of value added in the manufacturing industry fell on the metallurgical and metal-processing industry (except for machinery and equipment), which reached 41.9%.

The share of the production of food, beverages and tobacco products was 13.4%, textiles, clothing, leather and related products – 11.6%, rubber, plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products – 9.1%, chemical products – 7.5%, motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and other transport equipment – 6.0%, coke and petroleum products – 2.4%, electrical equipment – 1.7% and other manufacturing products – 6.4%.

Compared to January-September 2019, construction work increased by 8.6%, while the growth rate of construction of buildings and structures made up 10.1% (in January-September 2019 – 22.0%, in January-September 2018 – 10.6%), civil construction – 5.0% (in January-September 2019 – 45.5%, in January-September 2018 – 38.9%) and specialized construction works – 4.5% (in January-September 2019 – 15.3%, in January-September 2018 – 39.2%).

At the end of January-September 2020, the gross value added of the service sector amounted to 136 403.9 billion soums and, compared to the same period in 2019, decreased by 0.7%. Including: transportation and storage services decreased by 6.5%, accommodation and catering – by 17.0%. Along with this, trade services (including repair of vehicles) increased by 0.4%, information and communication – by 16.9%.

In January-September 2020, in the structure of gross value added of trade (including repair of motor vehicles), the largest share fell on retail trade (excluding trade in motor vehicles) and reached 67.9% (in January-September 2019 – 66.7%). The share of wholesale trade (excluding trade in motor vehicles) amounted to 26.0% (in January-September 2019 – 26.7%), wholesale and retail trade in motor vehicles and their repairs – 6.1% (in January-September 2019 – 6.6%).

In January-September 2020, in the structure of gross value added in the transportation and storage, the largest share fell on road transport – 59.6% (in January-September 2019 – 52.8%). Pipeline transport amounted to 15.8% (in January-September 2019 – 18.3%), rail transport – 13.1% (in January-September 2019 – 11.5%), supporting transport activities – 8.9% (in January-September 2019 – 11.3%), air transport – 2.6% (in January-September 2019 – 6.1%) of the total value added of this industry.

In January-September 2020, the share of information and communication in the country’s economy amounted to 1.7% (in January-September 2019 – 1.6%). In the structure of the added value of this industry, the main share fell on telecommunications services (wire and mobile communications, Internet, etc.) and amounted to 75.0% (in January-September 2019 – 76.3%). The remaining 25.0% of the added value (in January-September 2019 – 23.7%) created in this industry falls on other areas (publishing, computer programming, programming and broadcasting, etc.).

In January-September 2020, small entrepreneurship (businesses) created added value in the amount of 204,287.6 billion soums. At the same time, the share of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the total GVA of small entrepreneurship (business) was 50.4%, industry – 12.1%, construction – 10.4% and services – 27.1%.

Small entrepreneurship (business) created 54.2% of the total value added in the economy. By the main sectors of the economy, this indicator was: in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 98.2%, construction – 75.9%, services – 40.5% and industry – 23.1%.

In January-September 2020, the GDP deflator index amounted to 111.8% in relation to prices for the same period in 2019. The highest values of indexes – deflators in the context of industries were noted in trade, accommodation and food services – 114.3%, industry – 113.8%, agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 112.3%, construction – 112.0% and other service industries – 116.2%. Indexes – deflators are lower than, in general, in the economy (111.8%) were observed in transportation and storage, information and communications – 106.4%. At the same time, the deflator index of net taxes on products was 96.9%.

Tashkent, OCT 2020 — In accordance with the Program of State Statistical Works, the State Committee on Statistics carried out a preliminary assessment of the gross regional product (GRP) of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and Tashkent city for January-September 2020.

Outstripping GRP growth rates in January-September 2020 were noted in Navoi (+6.8%), Namangan (+4.5%), and Andijan (+3.4%) regions. A decrease in the growth rate of GRP in comparable prices, compared to the corresponding period of 2019, was observed in the city of Tashkent (-1.6%) and Samarkand (-0.3%) region.

In January-September 2020, the city of Tashkent made the largest contribution to the formation of the republic’s GDP with a specific weight of 15.6%. Tashkent and Navoi regions occupy the next places with indicators of 10.5% and 9.0%, respectively. Syrdarya region (2.0%), Jizzakh region (3.0%), the Republic of Karakalpakstan (3.5%) and Khorezm region (3.6%) have the smallest share in the formation of the republic’s GDP.

According to the results of January-September 2020, the largest shares of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the sectoral structure of GRP belong to Jizzakh (55.1%) and Surkhandarya (50.4%) regions, Industry – Navoi (73.0%) and Tashkent (47.3%) regions, Construction – Tashkent city (10.1%) and the Republic of Karakalpakstan (9.8%), Services – Tashkent city (53.0%) and the Republic of Karakalpakstan (35.2%).

The smallest shares of agriculture, forestry and fisheries were noted in Navoi (13.4%) and Tashkent (25.1%) regions, Industry – in Surkhandarya (7.6%) and Jizzakh (10.8%) regions, construction – in Navoi (3.7%) and Tashkent (4.9%) regions, Services – in Navoi (9.9%) and Tashkent (22.7%) regions.

At the end of January-September 2020, the share of small entrepreneurship (business) in the republic’s GDP was 54.2%. In the context of regions, its largest share was observed in Jizzakh (83.2% of the total gross value added created in the region), Bukhara (76.9%) and Surkhandarya (76.0%) regions.

The smallest share of small entrepreneurship (business) is noted in Navoi region (23.8%), Tashkent city (47.5%) and Tashkent region (49.8%).

As of 1 October 2020, the number of small enterprises and micro-firms operating in the republic (excluding dehkan and farms) is 391,300 units. The largest number of them is registered in the city of Tashkent (82,300 units), Tashkent (38,100 units), Ferghana (33,300 units), Samarkand (31,600 units) and Andijan (30,600 units) regions.

According to preliminary data, the GRP of the Republic of Karakalpakstan for January-September 2020 increased by 1.0% and made up 14.12 trillion soums. GRP growth is due to positive growth rates in the main sectors of the region’s economy, such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 1.7% (share in the GRP structure – 27.0%), industry – 2.5% (28.0%) , construction – 1.3% (9.8%). In the service sector, there was a decrease in volume in comparable prices, which made up 0.7% compared to January-September 2019 (the share of this industry in the GRP structure is 35.2%). GRP per capita decreased by 0.4% and amounted to 7.4 million soums.

The GRP of Andijan region in January-September 2020 increased by 3.4% to 26.01 trillion soums. GRP growth is due to positive growth rates in the main sectors of the region’s economy, such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 3.8% (share in the GRP structure – 43.3%), industry – 5.1% (21.9%) , construction – 5.3% (5.7%); services sector – 1.0% (29.1%). GRP per capita increased by 1.3% and amounted to 8.26 million soums.

The GRP of Bukhara region reached 21.1 trillion soums with an increase of 1.2%. The growth rates of agriculture, forestry and fisheries amounted to 3.1% (share in the GRP structure – 46.7%), construction – 4.7% (8.6%). In the industry and services sector, a decrease in volumes in comparable prices was noted, which amounted to 1.8% and 0.9%, respectively, compared to January-September 2019 (the share of these industries in the GRP structure is 16.1% and 28.6%). The volume of GRP per capita decreased by 0.2% and amounted to 10.92 million soums.

The increase in the GRP of Jizzakh region made up 2.4% and reached 12.05 trillion soums. In the sectoral structure of GRP, the growth rates were: in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 4.2% (share in the structure of GRP – 55.1%), industry – 3.7% (10.8%), construction – 3.5 % (8.3%). In the service sector, there was a decrease in volume in comparable prices, which amounted to 1.7% compared to January-September 2019 (the share of this industry in the GRP structure is 25.8%). The volume of GRP per capita increased by 0.3% to 8.65 million soums.

The GRP of Kashkadarya region reached 24.98 trillion soums and, compared to January-September 2019, increased by 0.6%. Positive growth rates were recorded in the following main industries: in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 2.7% (share in the GRP structure – 43.8%), construction – 1.1% (6.8%). In the industries and services sectors, a decrease in volume in comparable prices was noted, which, respectively, amounted to 2.4% and 0.3% compared to January-September 2019 (the share of these industries in the GRP structure is 18.6% and 30.8%). %). GRP per capita decreased by 1.2% and amounted to 7.57 million soums.

The GRP of Navoi region reached 36.66 trillion soums and an increase of 6.8%. The GRP growth is due to the positive growth rates in the main sectors of the region’s economy. In agriculture, forestry and fisheries, growth rates reached 5.0% (share in the GRP structure – 13.4%), industry – 8.9% (73.0%), construction – 0.1% (3.7%). In the service sector, there was a decrease in volume in comparable prices, which amounted to 0.1% compared to January-September 2019 (the share of this industry in the GRP structure is 9.9%). GRP per capita increased by 5.0% to 36.54 million soums.

The GRP of Namangan region made up 18.55 trillion soums, which is 4.5% higher than the data for January-September 2019. GRP growth rates are due to positive growth rates in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 4.4% (share in the GRP structure – 44.1%), industry – 10.4% (13.4%), construction – 10.9% (7.8%) and the service sector – 0.9% (34.7%). GRP per capita increased by 2.3% to 6.55 million soums.

The GRP of Samarkand region reached 29.44 trillion soums and, compared to January-September 2019, decreased by 0.3%. In this region, positive growth rates were noted in the sectors of agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 0.6% (share in the GRP structure – 46.4%) and construction – 6.4% (6.5%). In the following sectors, negative growth rates were recorded: industry – 5.3% (share in the GRP structure – 14.4%), services – 0.5% (32.7%). GRP per capita decreased by 2.2% to 7.54 million soums.

In Surkhandarya region, GRP grew by 3.1% and made up 17.12 trillion soums. Growth factors of GRP were growth rates in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 4.6% (share in the GRP structure – 50.4%), industry – 10.1% (7.6%), construction – 4.2% (9.0%). In the service sector, there was a decrease in volume in comparable prices, which amounted to 0.9% compared to January-September 2019 (the share of this industry in the GRP structure is 33.0%). GRP per capita amounted to 6.46 million soums and increased by 0.9%.

The GRP of Syrdarya region made up 8.26 trillion soums and, compared to January-September 2019, increased by 1.3%. In this region, positive growth rates were noted in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 3.1% (share in the GRP structure – 43.0%), industry – 2.0% (23.0%), construction – 0.3% (9.0%). Negative growth rates were observed in the service sector – 2.1% (25.0%). GRP per capita decreased by 0.6% and amounted to 9.7 million soums.

GRP of Tashkent region amounted to 43 trillion soums with an increase of 2.4%. In this region, positive growth rates were noted in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 4.0% (share in the GRP structure – 25.1%), industry – 3.0% (47.3%), construction – 0.9% (4.9%). The growth rates in the service sector remained at the level of 100.0% (22.7%). Compared to January-September 2019, GRP per capita in real terms increased by 0.8% and amounted to 14.52 million soums.

In Ferghana region, the volume of GRP increased by 1.4% and amounted to 26.69 trillion soums. In agriculture, forestry and fisheries, growth rates reached 4.0% (share in the GRP structure – 34.4%), industry – 0.4% (24.2%), construction – 0.4% (6.6%). In the service sector, there was a decrease in volume in comparable prices, which amounted to 0.2% compared to January-September 2019 (share in the GRP structure – 34.8%). GRP per capita reached 7.06 million soums and decreased by 0.4%.

The GRP of Khorezm region increased by 2.8% to 14.9 trillion soums. The growth of GRP is due to the growth rates in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – 4.3% (share in the GRP structure – 47.5%), industry – 5.6% (13.3%), construction – 1.8% (6.8 %). In the service sector, there was a decrease in volume in comparable prices, which amounted to 0.2% compared to January-September 2019 (the share of this industry in the GRP is 32.4%). GRP per capita increased by 1.2% and amounted to 7.94 million soums.

The GRP of the city of Tashkent reached 63.6 trillion soums and, compared to January-September 2019, decreased by 1.6%. In the construction industry, growth rates reached 0.7% (the share in the GRP structure is 10.1%). In the industry and services sector, there was a decrease in volumes in comparable prices, which, respectively, amounted to 4.0% and 0.2% compared to January-September 2019 (the shares of these industries in GRP – 36.9% and 53.0%). GRP per capita reached 24.33 million soums and decreased by 4.7%.