TASHKENT (TCA) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a government meeting on June 9 to discuss pressing issues of ensuring the stability of the national economy in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, the president’s official website reported.
At the meeting, the head of state noted the availability of all opportunities to ensure further economic growth this year through the use of new approaches and tools, and outlined eight key tracks along this path.
The president identified the following priority areas:
- ensuring economic and financial stability;
- poverty reduction and employment growth;
- acceleration of reforms in the banking system;
- increase in foreign direct investment;
- boosting the export potential and securing foreign exchange earnings;
- strengthening competitiveness in industry;
- development of small business;
- widespread adoption of digital technology across all walks of life.
It was stressed that Uzbekistan needs to restore 810 thousand permanent jobs this year, create 310 thousand permanent and 633 thousand seasonal jobs.
Mirziyoyev urged the officials, taking into account the Chinese experience, to assign ministries and departments to certain villages with a high level of poverty, to create a system of assistance to those in need, develop family business and private backyard farming. It was proposed to send students who studied under government scholarships to such areas to work for 3 years.
It was said that amid the pandemic, boosting exports and securing foreign exchange earnings are rather critical. A sharp decline in demand in foreign markets has a serious impact on Uzbek exporters.
In this regard, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has been tasked with ensuring export performance at a level not less than in 2019.
Source: TCA
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