Within the participation in the annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, a delegation of Uzbekistan consisting of Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov and Chairman of the Central Bank Mamarizo Nurmuratov held a meeting with high-ranking officials of these organizations. During the meeting with IMF Executive Director Heenam Choi, the sides exchanged views on further expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation between Uzbekistan and the Fund, the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.
The IMF Executive Director expressed readiness to help expand the programs of technical assistance to the Republic of Uzbekistan, provide advice and recommendations on the effective implementation of monetary policy, improve mechanisms in the field of state statistics, and diversify the tax base in the liberalization of the foreign exchange market. IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang reaffirmed the IMF’s firm intention to deepen cooperation with Uzbekistan in order to ensure high growth rates of the republic’s economy and improve the living standards of the people.
At a meeting with representatives of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, led by the IFC global manager for public-private partnership Emmanuel Nyirinkindi, prospects for further expanding cooperation in field of advisory services between Uzbekistan and this organization, implementation of development projects solar energy and improving road and transport infrastructure. Foreign experts presented their vision for improving the scope of public-private partnership in Uzbekistan, as well as implementing other IFC projects in the country.
