The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan reported on a high-level meeting with the World Bank during the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, alongside the signing of agreements for a set of investment projects. The discussions between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov and World Bank Europe and Central Asia Vice President Antonella Bassani covered current macroeconomic trends, the implementation of ongoing joint projects, and priorities including budget support programmes, infrastructure development, financing tools, and digital transformation and institutional development. The signed project package included an agreement to reconstruct a section of the M41 on the Bishkek–Dushanbe–Termez international highway, covering around 97 km and предусматривая widening to four lanes plus construction of bridges and overpasses. It also covered the REMIT regional energy infrastructure project, including new 220 kV transmission lines and substation modernisation to improve the reliability of electricity supply in the Fergana Valley, and the FINGROW project to expand small and medium-sized enterprise access to finance through guarantee mechanisms and support for green and energy-efficiency projects. The meeting concluded with an agreement to further expand strategic cooperation and continue work across priority areas.

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