Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A mission of the International Monetary Fund visiting Uzbekistan visited Uzbekistan to study the latest changes and prospects, develop proposals for the further development of the country’s economy.

In Tashkent, a delegation led by IMF senior financier Albert Eger held a series of meetings in the ministries of finance and economics, the Central Bank, the State Tax Committee, the General Prosecutor’s Office and other departments.

The discussion focused on development priorities, structural reforms, monetary policy, financial and tax systems, the implementation of the State budget and its parameters in 2019.

In the near future, the IMF will publish a final statement on the results of the mission’s visit to Uzbekistan. On 5 March will be a briefing on this topic in Tashkent, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The final statement sets out the preliminary findings of the IMF mission at the end of the trip. Such visits take place as part of regular (usually annual) consultations on Article IV of the IMF agreement in connection with a request to use IMF resources, during program discussions conducted under the supervision of fund staff, or as part of other types of economic monitoring by the IMF.