Signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Uzbekistan and the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction
| A Memorandum of Understanding was signed during the meeting between the Speaker of the Senate of Uzbekistan and the President of the European Development and Reconstruction Bank in London. |
According to the Fars News Agency correspondent in Tashkent, “Tenzila Narbayeva” the Speaker of the Senate of Uzbekistan and “Odil Renault-Basu” the President of the European Development and Reconstruction Bank met in the city of “London” and at the end of this meeting a memorandum of understanding was signed. Cooperation was signed.
In this meeting, it was noted that the 32nd annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Development and Reconstruction Bank was successfully held in “Samarkand” in May last year.
It should be noted that during the past 6 years, cooperation between Uzbekistan and the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction has reached a new qualitative level.
Now The bank’s portfolio of projects in Uzbekistan has exceeded 4 billion euros. With the financial support of the European Development and Reconstruction Bank, vital projects aimed at improving people’s well-being and creating new jobs are implemented. It has become the largest business partner of the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction in Central Asia.
In this meeting, the fields of joint initiatives implemented between Uzbekistan and the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction were discussed. .
Therefore, within the framework of the strategy of the European Development and Reconstruction Bank for Uzbekistan, it is proposed to set up a program to support young people, focusing on their participation in scientific activities, development of innovation and assistance for the development of business and entrepreneurship.
In addition, due to the fact that gender equality is the priority of the government’s policy, with the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction, the prospect of cooperation in the field of rural women’s professional training and skills development Entrepreneurship was examined.
Renault-Baso also emphasized in this meeting that the country strategy for Uzbekistan in 2024 and 2029, which was recently approved by the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction, is completely in line with The “Uzbekistan-2030” strategy, in which the president of this country, Shaukat Mirziyoyev, has put forward such priorities as the development of the “green” economy, inclusiveness and gender equality, as well as digitization, is consistent.
Women’s opportunities in the labor market are aimed at achieving gender balance in employment, increasing access to credit sources and increasing financial independence.
European Bank for Development and Reconstruction aims to support the market And democracy was established in 1991.
65 countries of the world, the European Union and the European Investment Bank are the shareholders of this bank. Uzbekistan joined the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction in 1992.
The European Bank for Development and Reconstruction has invested 3 billion and 700 million euros in Uzbekistan for the implementation of 120 projects.
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