Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures on further expansion of grant no-string technical assistance to Uzbekistan.”

Uzbekistan plans to attract US$66.7 million of grants till the end of 2009 to realize 21 projects. The country plans to attract grants for US$359 million on 176 projects in 2010-2011.

In 2009, Uzbekistan plans to attract US$38 million grants of NEDO to purchase equipment for construction of gas-turbine unit at Tashkent heat-electric generating plant and US$ million sponsorship aid from Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid al Maktum (UAE) for completion of Bukhara city airport construction.

Uzbekistan plans to attract US$122 million into healthcare, US$20.6 million for education, training and re-training of specialists, and US$11.1 million to protect and rehabilitation of vulnerable layers of population in 2010-2011.