On January 12, under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a meeting was held on the activities of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and the Agency for Strategic Development.
Recall that the Strategic Development Agency was created by the Presidential Decree of July 19, 2021. The main tasks identified by the document include the study of strategic issues of attracting investments and implementing projects, identifying promising areas of investment activity, developing proposals for reforming economic sectors based on international experience, and increasing the investment potential of the regions.
The meeting provided information on the structure of the SDA, the work already done and plans for the current year.
At present, the Agency’s departments have been formed, they are staffed with qualified, enterprising specialists – graduates of leading foreign universities.
The Agency’s work plan for the current year consists of 18 important events. Among them is the introduction of a new mechanism for promoting investment projects, improving the investment climate by reducing the shadow economy, introducing a regional investment climate rating, launching an online platform to identify and solve systemic problems of entrepreneurs, and developing a strategy to attract foreign direct investment together with the World Bank.
– This agency has established the basis for expanding investment and export potential. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a road map for the strategic development of regions and industries, to involve qualified specialists and advisers from abroad in this process, Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
Specific tasks have been identified for creating a methodology in the field of strategic development and its implementation in each region and industry.
Press office of the Agency for Strategic Development
