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It became known what the new light industry agency will deal with

Uzbekistan, Tashkent - AN Podrobno.uz. The President signed a decree on the creation of an agency for the development of light industry. It will act under the government and provide support to industry enterprises.

From October 1, textile workers will be able to receive a compensation for expenses for insurance contracts and grants for the training of specialists through the agency.

The agency will also be engaged in attracting international brands, the implementation of standardization, certification systems and international financial statements.

It will help enterprises reimburse some costs of opening and maintaining trading houses abroad, renting offices, warehouses and shops, as well as for advertising campaigns.

The agency will stimulate projects for the closure of spaces in production chains such as fabric color and the production of finished products from leather and silk.

It will also direct 5 billion soums to launch Fashion Business Incubator, which will support designers and new brands of the fashion industry.

A separate area of ​​work is cooperation with companies from Turkey, China and the European Union for transferring their production capacities to Uzbekistan.

The agency will work as a light industry support fund.

President Shavkat Mirziyoev announced the creation of the agency in August 2025 at a meeting on the development of the sphere.

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