At the invitation of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will pay a working visit to Washington, D.C. on February 17–19 of this year to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council. The Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) has prepared an infographic presenting key indicators of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United States over the past 9 years.

Over the past several years, the fight against corruption has become a central pillar of Uzbekistan’s state policy and reform agenda. What began as legislative modernization has gradually evolved into a comprehensive transformation of institutions, governance practices, and public administration systems.

During the dialogue, issues concerning the development of comprehensive relations between Uzbekistan and the Gulf Arab States, as well as the expansion of cooperation within the framework of the “Central Asia – Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council” format, were discussed.

On March 4, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

At the invitation of the President of the United States Donald Trump, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a working visit to Washington on February 17–19 to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council. The visit combined a substantive political agenda with an extensive economic program and resulted in a number of agreements aimed at further strengthening Uzbek-American strategic partnership and expanding bilateral cooperation across key sectors.

In January, growth in the business climate was mainly driven by an outpacing increase in the expectations component. The agricultural sector and services became the key drivers of business confidence.

The Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) presented the results of its business climate analysis based on monthly surveys of entrepreneurs across the republic. Based on the collected data, a composite Business Climate Indicator was formed, reflecting both current assessments of business conditions and expectations for the next 3 months.