United Nations in Uzbekistan

Mr. Takuya Kamata - Country Manager

 

The World Bank''s mission in Uzbekistan is to help improve people''s living standards. It provides advice and financing to enhance social services and modernize the country''s infrastructure. The World Bank works with the government and the people of Uzbekistan, sharing knowledge and development experiences from around the world.

 

 

The Bank Group''s new strategy is designed to support the Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) adopted by Uzbek Government in 2007. Specifically, by 2011, it aims at achieving measurable progress in the following areas:

 

• Enabling an environment for shared growth;

• Increasing income and economic opportunities in rural areas;

• Improving service delivery for better health, education, and water supply to population;

• Improving the business environment for the private sector; and more efficient environmental management, disaster risk management and global public goods provision;

• Policy advice in these key areas.

 

Government agencies:

• Ministry of Finance;

• Ministry of Economy;

• Ministry of Health;

• Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources;

• Ministry of Public Education;

• Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment and Trade;

• Central Bank of Uzbekistan; 

• State Committee of Privatization;

• State Committee on Nature Protection.

 

• Asian Development Bank;

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

• UN agencies;

• International Monetary Fund;

• Other bilateral and multilateral development agencies.

 

• Civil society;

• Parliament;

• Academia;

• Youth;

• Private sector.

 

The World Bank 

International Business Center, 

15th Floor, 107 B, Amir Timur Street, Tashkent 100084

Tel: 998 71 238 59 50

 

Website: www.worldbank.org/uz