Uzbekistan and the International Monetary Fund discussed measures to strengthen fiscal governance and public financial management, including improving fiscal risk assessment, budget planning and the management of public resources. This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan, following a meeting on August 24 between Amanda Sayeg, senior economist in the Public Financial Management Division of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, and Jamshid Kuchkarov, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance. [...]