10-07-202656
The comprehensive economic reforms being implemented in Uzbekistan in recent years — particularly measures aimed at strengthening market mechanisms and developing the digital economy — are emerging as a key factor in ensuring the country's sustainable development.
These reforms are being carried out in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, they are directly linked to such areas as decent work and economic growth, industrialization, innovation and infrastructure development, as well as ensuring effective institutions and transparent governance.
On 27 October 2025, the Sustainable Development Centre, in partnership with the Training Centre for the Preparation and Retraining of Financial and Accounting Staff of Financial Authorities and Budget Organizations under the Ministry of Finance, organized a seminar entitled "Sustainable Development Goals: Economic Reforms," with the participation of sector specialists and experts.
The event was attended by professionals working in the financial sector, as well as representatives of state financial authorities and budget organizations. The primary objective of the seminar was to discuss improvements to the business environment, increasing investment activity, expanding public-private partnerships, and addressing the issues set out in the Sustainable Development Goals.
In the course of the event, participants exchanged views on topical issues including the improvement of financial management, the digital economy, cross-sectoral diversification, and economic stability. The practical outcomes of the reforms were analysed, and specific proposals and recommendations concerning future priority tasks were developed.
The following key issues were examined at the seminar:
• Expanding the digital economy: introduction of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and e-government systems.
• Deepening the financial market: development of the capital market, liberalisation of the banking sector, and enhancement of financial inclusion.
• Cross-sectoral diversification: innovative development of agriculture, industry, and the services sector.
• Support for export-oriented production: expanding the export of high value-added products.
• Economic stability and inclusiveness: creating equal opportunities for all segments of the population and ensuring social justice.
While analysing the practical outcomes of the economic reforms, seminar participants highlighted a number of critical conditions for the effective implementation of future priority tasks. In particular, active participation of the private sector, further improvement of the investment climate, enhancement of entrepreneurial literacy, expansion of public-private partnership mechanisms, ensuring transparency and accountability in economic processes, and strengthening economic inclusiveness through digital technologies were identified as decisive factors for the next phase of reforms.
The recommendations put forward at the seminar are intended to serve the ongoing refinement of economic reforms and the enhancement of national economic competitiveness, as well as to advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.