OREANDA-NEWS The number of citizens from Uzbekistan coming to work in Russia has increased several times in recent years, said Maxim Reshetnikov, head of the country's Ministry of Economic Development. 

"Over the past seven years, the number of Uzbek citizens who come to work in Russia has increased fourfold," he said at the international investment forum in Tashkent.

The Minister also said that three thousand companies with the participation of Russian capital are currently operating in Uzbekistan. According to him, 700 branded ones were opened last year.