OREANDA-NEWS. July 30, 2009. Gross regional product of Tashkent increased by 13.6% in the first half of 2009, it was announced at the session of the city council, reported the Official website gov.uz.

The industrial production in January-June grew by 13.7%, consumer goods production by 15%, construction works by 20.6%, services by 20.8% and exports increased by 46.5%.

In the framework of the industrial modernization and localization program, import-substituting production worth UZS 196.4 billion was produced.

Tashkent will celebrate its 2,200th anniversary in September. In this regard, wide-scale construction and improvement works are under way in the city.

In the six months, a number of colleges and lyceums, sports complexes and swimming pools, medical and social institutions were built. Historical monuments are being renewed and reconstructed.