Uzbekistan will become a member of the new BRICS development bank.
According to the press service of the head of the Uzbek state, Shavkat Mirziyoyev accepted the president of the new development bank of BRICS Dilm Rusef, who arrived in the country to participate in the events of the Tashkent International Investment Forum.
The issues of developing practical cooperation with a multilateral financial institution were discussed, the consistent implementation of the agreements reached on the fields of the BRICS summit in October last year was noted.
So, the Board of Management Bank has a fundamental consent to the accession of Uzbekistan to the countries participating in the new development bank. A program of priority joint projects in the amount of $ 5 billion was formed.
The President of Uzbekistan emphasized the importance of the speedy preparation and implementation of projects in such priority areas as the modernization of irrigation systems, the development of the mining industry, financing of the private sector, promotion of public-private partnerships in the fields of education and infrastructure.
Support for the implementation of large regional infrastructure projects is also expressed.