Friday, 22, November, 2024
Friday, 22, November, 2024
Joint meeting of the Senate committee on international relations, foreign economic relations, foreign investments and tourism and the committee for budget and economic reforms was held today.
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a project that will help increase access to and improve the quality of early childhood education in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan plans to join the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ISTFC) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investments and Export Credit (ICIEC).
The Russian National Development Institute (VEB.RF) state corporation will provide 100 million euros to finance the deal for supply of Russian energy equipment to Uzbekistan, the head of the state corporation Igor Shuvalov.
A new project approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors last week will advance Uzbekistan’s transition into a market-oriented economy by creating more economic opportunities and better jobs for its citizens. The $33 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) will support the Institutional Capacity Building Project.
The Board of the Uzbekistan Central Bank has agreed to issue a banking license to the Joint-Stock Commercial Tenge Bank.
Timur Ishmetov has been appointed First Deputy Finance Minister, a source in the government told the Tashkent Times. Previously since 2017, he worked as the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $170 million loan to help improve Uzbekistan’s railway fleet through the procurement of 24 state-of-the-art electric locomotives. The new locomotives will enhance the performance of the railway system by offering cleaner, more reliable, and efficient passenger and freight transport services.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde arrived on a visit to Uzbekistan. “Christine Lagarde is now holding talks at the Ministry of Finance,” the finance ministry said.
On May 6, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Douglas Frye, senior loan specialist at the Export-Import Bank of the United States, will pay a working visit to Uzbekistan on May 15-19, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan and Visa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for implementation of Uzbekistan’s digital payment infrastructure development programs, the Central Bank reported.
The Government of Uzbekistan issued a resolution “On measures to implement the project “Modernization of the water supply and sewage system of Khorezm province” with the participation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development”.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Uzbekistan’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BB-’. The Outlook is Stable.
The ADB Vice-President Shixin Chen and Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister and ADB Governor, Mr. Elyor Ganiyev, signed loan agreements for the Horticulture Value Chain Infrastructure Project and the Second Tashkent Province Water Supply Development Project on 4 May during their bilateral meeting at ADB Annual Meeting in Fiji.
A meeting with the UAE delegation headed by the Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail al-Mazroui was held at the Ministry of Finance.
Uzbekistan currently has a unique demographic window of opportunity as 500,000 youths will annually add to the labor supply over the next years. Successfully integrating these job seekers to the labor market could transform Uzbekistan into the rapidly growing and diversifying economy. However, the country still needs to push on-going reforms forward, according to ADB’s country diagnostic study on Uzbekistan.
The Board of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan on April 20 decided to keep the interest rate at 16% per annum, the Central Bank said. The decision was based on the need to keep the current monetary policies and preserve the downward inflationary expectations trend.
Uzbekistan intends to place its statistical data on the Bloomberg terminal, it was decided during talks between the delegation of the Bloomberg and the senior executives of of the Uzbek Statistics Committee.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$105.3 million loan to help rehabilitate and expand the provinceal water supply system in the Yangiyul and Chinaz districts of Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan, delivering safe potable water to over 220,000 people.