Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 16-17 December, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, within the framework of the project “Assistance to Combating Corruption in the Private Sector of Uzbekistan”, hosts an international conference on the topic: “Integrity in business, international standards, regional problems and next steps”.

The purpose of this project is the introduction of international experience and practice in combating corruption that impedes the development of entrepreneurship in the republic, the effective implementation of national legislation in the field of corruption prevention.

The conference is attended by the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, Ambassador John MacGregor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Uzbekistan, Ambassador Gunter Overfeld, Manager of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Ms. Olga Savran, experts from the OSCE, OECD, Switzerland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan , as well as representatives of the Republican Interdepartmental Commission on Combating Corruption, a number of authorized state and non-state bodies of Uzbekistan.

The topics of the conference include the implementation of state strategies to ensure business integrity; mechanisms of corporate governance and integrity in the private sector, ensuring transparency and integrity in state-owned enterprises, business methods and compliance. The purpose of the conference was to present and discuss best international practices and exchange of ideas on how to apply these practices in a regional context.