Uzbekistan, World Bank Cooking Up Poverty Reduction Weighing Tools

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 17. Uzbekistan
ranks among the World Bank’s key partners in the region, with the
joint project portfolio now exceeding $14 billion, Trend reports, citing the
Uzbek president’s office.

This was highlighted during a meeting between the President of
Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Global
Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank.

The sides discussed prospects for deepening strategic
cooperation, with a particular focus on poverty reduction-the first
of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With active support from
the World Bank, Uzbekistan has developed a methodology for
measuring poverty levels, and joint diagnostics of poverty and
equity indicators are currently underway.

It was proposed to prepare a joint project under the“From
Poverty to Prosperity” program, incorporating practical measures to
create jobs for women and youth, modernize social infrastructure in
cities and rural areas, and promote tourism.

Special attention was also given to advancing private sector
initiatives, designing medium-term development programs, preparing
for a nationwide population census, and other key areas of
cooperation.

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