Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 17 August, Tashkent hosted the 1st Panel session as part of the Week of Open Dialogue with Entrepreneurs.

The platform invited the heads of ministries and departments responsible for the development of the economy, trade and attraction of investments, representatives of business and international financial organizations to the dialogue.

As you know, since 2021, 20 August is celebrated in the country as the Day of Entrepreneurs. Meetings with business have become annual – in the format of an open dialogue, the most pressing problems are raised and breakthrough ideas are put forward that form a new agenda for reforms in the field of entrepreneurship.

In his speech, the First Deputy Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Aziz Voitov drew the attention of the participants to the results of the work carried out to increase the investment attractiveness of the country.

We are talking about further improvement of monetary policy, reduction of the tax burden, simplification of the taxation system and improvement of tax administration, transformation of the banking and financial system, additional benefits and preferences for investors, as well as the implementation of a set of priority tasks laid down in the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan.

During the Panel session, the heads of ministries and departments in their speeches revealed the scope of work carried out in terms of practical assistance in the implementation of start-ups and innovative ideas when starting a business, state support for entrepreneurs through the provision of subsidies, measures to improve the investment climate and other areas.

In turn, business representatives shared their views on the opportunities created in the country to attract foreign investment, introduce high technologies, and develop electronic trading platforms and the IT industry as a whole.

Thus, the first panel session within the framework of the “Week of Open Dialogue with Entrepreneurs” has become an important platform for discussing current problems of entrepreneurs, ways to solve them, an opportunity to express their ideas, suggestions and initiatives to improve the business environment in Uzbekistan.