On December 13, 2021, the State Statistics Committee held a meeting between the Goskomstat leadership and the World Bank mission as part of the assessment of the “Strengthening the Statistical System in Uzbekistan” project.

The World Bank was represented by members of the working group William Seitz, Chiyu Nu, Sevilya Muratova, Shukhrat Shadmanov. The committee was represented by the heads of the branch Departments headed by with Chairman of the State Statistics Committee Bakhodir Abdusalomovich Begalov.

The purpose of the mission is to discuss further steps in the implementation of the “Strengthening the Statistical System in Uzbekistan” project, an action plan, as well as requests for data within the framework of the project.

We remind you that: in accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 3, 2020 No. PP-4796, with the assistance of experts from the World Bank, the “National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2020–2025” was prepared and approved.

At the meeting, the members of the working group briefed the Chairman on the progress of the project, current tasks and a plan for further activities. Components of the project were reviewed, in particular capacity development, data preparation, equipment procurement and information dissemination plan, and project management.

Following the negotiations, the parties agreed to continue joint consultations within the framework of this project.

The meeting took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Source: Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan