On January 18, 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Jamshid Kuchkarov held a working meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction with the World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia Lilia Burunchuk, who is in Tashkent on an official visit these days.

On January 18, Minister of Finance Timur Ishmetov met with representatives of the World Bank (WB) - WB's regional director for Central Asia Lilia Burunchuk, head of the WB's office in Uzbekistan Marco Mantovanelli and senior economist of the WB in Uzbekistan Vinayak Nagaraj.