Yesterday, the Agency staff met online with an international expert, A. Konov, Director of the Anti-Corruption Center, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”.

For information: An international expert was invoked in 2021 under the Joint Action Plan between the Agency and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Central Asia.

During the meeting parties discussed the implementation of measures to improve the efficiency of ministries and agencies in combating the shadow economy and corruption, as well as the implementation of the road map to improve tax and customs administration, approved by Presidential Decree No. PF-6098 of 30 October 2020.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on mechanisms of implementation of mandatory anti-corruption expertise for investment projects implemented at the expense of centralized sources of financing, provided to the Anti-corruption Agency and the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction.

During the meeting, a group of Agency and Ministry officials exchanged views on the development of the aforementioned draft procedure in cooperation with an international expert. Each side was tasked with the development of this procedure. In particular, studying the international experience, it was decided to develop proposals for the application of this experience in the conditions of Uzbekistan.