A meeting of the Republican Council for Working with International Ratings and Indices was held.

The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chairperson of the Republican Council for Working with International Ratings and Indices Tanzila Narbayeva.

It was noted that in 2021, the country's position in the international rankings, which are considered particularly important for Uzbekistan, has improved. These are such international ratings as the Statistical Capacity Score, the Global Democracy Index, Competitive Industrial Performance Index, Global Innovation Index and Management Quality Indicator.

Over the past five years, Uzbekistan has ranked 88th place among 156 countries in the international rankings of the socio-economic sphere based on the results of improving the investment and business environment, entrepreneurship development, reduction of fiscal and external threats.

The implementation of the action plan planned for 2021 in the third quarter to improve the position of Uzbekistan in ratings and indices related to the socio-economic and political-legal sphere was considered at the meeting.

Views were exchanged on long-term plans to achieve the most important performance indicators according to international ratings and indices in the socio-economic, political and legal spheres.

The relevant tasks facing the Republican Council – ensuring the priority of law and independence of courts in the country, creating a favorable environment for doing business, actively attracting foreign investment and comprehensive support for investors, encouraging and stimulating innovative developments, increasing the volume of high-tech production, improving the statistics system, were considered.

The need for developing a plan of organizational measures designed for 2022 to improve the position of Uzbekistan in international rankings and indices in the socio-economic, political and legal spheres, and to solve problems arising in this direction was noted.

Reports of responsible ministries and agencies were heard. Instructions were given to submit proposals to the Republican Council to eliminate the shortcomings and fulfill the tasks set.

M.Komilova, UzA