On February 4, 2021, Mari Pangestu, World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnership (http://bit.ly/2MWOE24) held an online meeting with Jamshid Kuchkarov, Deputy Prime Minister for Financial and Economic Issues and Poverty Reduction, Timur Ishmetov, Minister of Finance, Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Agriculture, and Eldor Tulyakov, Executive Director of the Development Strategy Center.

Today, a meeting with Mr. Ronnie Heine, an Authorized Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on Central Asia was held at the International Institute for Central Asia, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.

On January 29, a representative of Uzbekistan as a country that received observer status in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) took part in the EEC Council meeting, via videoconference, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.

On January 28, 2021 in a videoconferencing mode the Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics - Begalov Bakhodir Abdusalomovich held talks with the Head of the IMF Mission to Uzbekistan - Mr. Ron van Rooden.

On January 26, Finance Minister Timur Ishmetov met with the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Uzbekistan Munir Mammadzade, dedicated to strengthening the domestic social protection system.

JP Morgan Development Finance Institution has assessed Uzbekistan`s soum denominated Eurobond transaction on November 19, 2020 to qualify as development finance with a high development impact.

On January 20, the Ministry of Finance together with “Raiffeisen Bank International” organized a global video conference with the participation of about 30 international investors.