Project offices for the implementation of new investment projects will be created in 20 ministries and departments

According to the report of the correspondent of “Kun.uz”, the decree of President “On measures for the effective organization of public administration in the field of investment, industry and trade within the framework of administrative reform” was issued.

According to Decree, 2023, each investor in the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade will be assigned “investment managers” who will accompany them at all stages until the launch of the project, in particular, they will resolve issues such as land acquisition, connection to infrastructure, issuance of permits.

According to the decree, will be organized:

• Industrial Development Fund under the Recovery and Development Fund;
• Center for Analysis of Industry and Foreign Markets, which does not have the status of a legal entity under the Ministry;
• Center of the Investor in the system of the Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Investments;
• Exporters Center in the system of the Export Promotion Agency.

By December 1, 2023, the National Industrial Portal of Uzbekistan will be created on the basis of the Electronic Cooperation Portal.

The information system “E-sertifikat” will be launched, which will allow receiving information about the benefits of the GSP + system, freely choosing testing laboratories (including in the fields of veterinary medicine, plant quarantine, sanitary and epidemiological), as well as issuing electronic test reports.

The monopoly function of the state enterprise “Center for Bar Coding and Information Technologies” to maintain the state register of bar codes of goods produced in Uzbekistan will be abolished.

From August 1, 2023, “project offices” will be created in 20 ministries and departments to develop and implement new investment projects.