Projects of public-private partnership in the social sphere were discussed with representatives of the IFC

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 23 March, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Gulnara Rakhimova held a meeting with representatives of the delegation headed by the chief investment expert of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), head of the project for the construction of secondary schools based on PPP Alsad Mazen.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Director of the Department for the Development of Public-Private Partnerships and Reduction of State Functions of the Ministry of Economy and Finance Zakir Bazarov, and by the guests Head of the IFC Office in Uzbekistan Zafar Khashimov, and a consultant on PPP projects Shaburkhan Shamakhmudov.

During the conversation, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in the formation of public-private partnership projects, in particular, the development of school construction projects based on PPP accordance with needs and capabilities of the regions, as well as, control over the processes of project financing, construction, commissioning of buildings, maintenance and organizing a school equipped with energy-saving technologies.

At the end of the dialogue, the parties agreed to further expand and strengthen cooperation on the above issues.