Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti will visit Uzbekistan from 31 July to 1 August 2018. The press service of the bank said.

Within the framework of the visit, he will hold meetings with Uzbek officials. In particular, the President of the EBRD will meet with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Deputy Prime Ministers Suhrob Holmuradov, Alisher Sultanov and Jamshid Kuchkarov.

During the visit, the head of the EBRD will sign a number of loan agreements with private companies and several memorandums of understanding with the government of Uzbekistan.

According to the EBRD, the memorandums between Uzbekistan and the EBRD are aimed at providing support for investing in energy and energy efficiency, as well as on privatization and the development of capital markets.