Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 28 January 2023, Minister of Economy and Finance Sherzod Kudbiev met with the World Bank Resident Representative in Uzbekistan Marco Mantovanelli at the Tax Committee.

During the meeting, the technical capabilities of the Data Processing Center of the Tax Committee were presented, as well as the prospects for increasing the capacity of the data center as part of a joint project with the World Bank - in particular, the creation of a new Data Processing Center, in which the equipment must be fully compatible with existing technical solutions.

It was emphasized that new capacities will be created not only for the purposes of the Tax Committee, but also for other economic departments.

Marco Mantovanelli highly appreciated the work already done and said that the World Bank would provide all possible support for the successful implementation of this project.

During the meeting, further plans were outlined for familiarization with other joint projects, prospects for the development of cooperation and the main vectors of interaction were outlined.

Follow-up meetings will be organized in the near future, and visits of the World Bank management to Uzbekistan are also expected.