Tashkent, Feb. 19 -- As part of his trip to Namangan, President Mirziyoyev also visited the private enterprise "Chust textile" in the Chust district.

It is organized in the free economic zone "Namangan". The two factory complexes employ 1,300 people.

The company produces the entire range of outerwear and underwear on the basis of orders. It produced about two thousand tons of fabrics and 5.2 million units of finished knitwear in 2020. More than $9mn worth of goods were exported to countries such as Italy, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. Exports are expected to reach $12mn this year.

"We used to bend over and plant and harvest cotton, but other countries benefited from it. Thanks to the opportunities created in recent years, new ent...