Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The economy of Uzbekistan grew by 7.4% in 2021. This was announced on Saturday by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a videoconference meeting on the priority tasks of organizing a new mahallabay work system and ensuring employment of the population this year.
The head of Uzbekistan noted that 100 thousand new entrepreneurs began to work in the regions of Uzbekistan.
The number of self-employed increased by 700 thousand and reached 1.2 million people.
As part of the mahallabay system, 583,000 families received a permanent source of income.