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The President of Uzbekistan signed the Decree “On additional measures to accelerate strategic reforms.”

The document created the Agency for Strategic Reforms under the President of the Republic on the basis of the Agency for Strategic Development.

Among the tasks of the new structures are the development of proposals for the reform of certain areas and industries with the involvement of domestic and foreign experts, the organization and control over their implementation; assessing the effectiveness of reforms with a critical analysis of their implementation in areas and sectors, identifying systemic problems that create conditions for bureaucracy, red tape and corruption and taking measures to eliminate them; monitoring the implementation of the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan and government programs.

Under the chairmanship of the President, the Council of the Agency for Strategic Reforms is being created, which approves the priority areas and main parameters of the effectiveness of the Agency’s activities.

Starting from October 1, 2022, a procedure will be introduced in accordance with which:

a) involvement of international financial institutions, foreign organizations and foreign specialists, as well as funds of gratuitous assistance in the processes of reforming spheres and industries, is carried out in agreement with the Agency;

b) a comprehensive assessment of reform programs, including the country by international financial institutions and missions of international organizations, is carried out jointly with the Agency;

c) each ministry and department submits to the Agency official conclusions and reports of international organizations, financial institutions and experts within a week from the date of their receipt. At the same time, reports and conclusions prepared before the adoption of this Decree are submitted to the Agency before November 1, 2022;

d) following the results of each quarter, a meeting of the Council is held, at which the following issues are discussed:

current and long-term plans for the strategic development of the country and proposals for their implementation;

circumstances hindering the effective implementation of reforms, and specific targeted measures to address them;

political, social and economic situation in the regions based on the opinions and judgments set out in the framework of open dialogues with the population on the ground, measures to address the concerns of citizens.

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