KULOB, January 17, Asia-Plus - Throughout the Kulob region of Khatlon during 2005, the Kulob branch of the State Unitary Enterprise for Sale of State-owned Properties realized in auctions real estate properties and machines for a total amount of 136,000 Somonis.  

Fakhriddin Rustamov, head the Kulob branch of the State Unitary Enterprise for Sale of State-owned Properties, has told Asia-Plus the properties and machines sold by auctions included properties and machines arrested by local tax police as well as properties put on auction by the state-run and non-government organizations.  

A Kulob-based enterprise on production of meat products was put on auction for the purpose of clearing off its bank loan and sold at 11,065 Somonis.  

According to Rustamov, the next auction will be held in Kulob on January 30.