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Over the past three months, Uzbekistan has adopted 16 presidential decrees and decisions aimed at mitigating the impact of the pandemic on the economy, supporting entrepreneurs and providing social protection for citizens.

The investment program for 2020 includes more than 3 thousand projects, the realization of which envisages investment of 235 trillion soums, including foreign direct investment of 7 billion dollars. This was discussed during the videoconference chaired by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on May 26.

On May 22, Cabinet of Minister of Uzbekistan adopted the decree that determines additional measures to ensure openness and transparency of internal affairs bodies applied to execution of imprisonment sentences.

On May 28, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting to discuss priority tasks in ensuring a competitive environment in the economy and protecting consumer rights.

Today, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to visit the capital city’s Sergeli district and the Zangiata district of Tashkent region to familiarize with the work undertaken on the ground to improve the living conditions of the population, deliver amenities for and boost the wellbeing of the people.

Countries around the world are facing an economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the International Monetary Fund, the global economy is expected to slow to 3.0 percent this year, the worst economic decline since the global depression.

Recently, various, often mutually opposing opinions have begun to appear on social media regarding the growth of public debt in connection with external borrowings aimed at mitigating the effects of the pandemic. It should be noted that the concerns expressed by some authors regarding the growth of external debt are not new: these issues have been actively discussed, including in the media, throughout the last year.

For the first time, Uzbekistan is planning to introduce the scientific organizations rating system. This is followed from the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan “On measures to introduce the scientific organizations rating” dated May 11, 2020.

The legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan guarantees equal rights for women in their participation in political, social and economic activities of the country. Uzbekistan has built a system to defend women’s rights doing business and provide necessary consultancy and support.

Today, on May 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the construction site of apartment blocks in the Khojaabad district of Andijan region.