On November 9-12 of this year, a regular meeting of the Asian Regional Forum was held in the format of a videoconference, dedicated to the discussion of issues on the management of public debt and foreign exchange reserves in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, with the participation of experts from the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and international rating agencies, as well as ministries of finance and central banks of the Philippines, Indonesia, Georgia, Thailand, Uzbekistan and other countries in the region.

The pandemic notwithstanding, efforts are in full swing in Uzbekistan to restore and develop the economy, improve the life of the people. New enterprises and residential areas are being built across the nation.

On November 6, 2020, the State Committee on Statistics hosted a final online meeting with the International Monetary Fund's remote technical assistance mission on producer price index statistics, headed by Brian Graf, Senior Economist, Real Sector Division, IMF Statistics Department.