The Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research (IFMR) shared the survey results among foreign experts within the II Economic Forum.
On November 3-4 this year, the event gathered representatives of international financial institutions, foreign central banks, significant investment and international banks, consulting and legal companies, and research institutes in the ancient city of Samarkand.
More than 900 foreign nationals participated in the forum, 50 of which expressed their views on Uzbekistan's economy. The number of selected respondents provides a confidence level of 95%. Therefore, the margin of error should not exceed 13.5%.
How do international experts assess the current economic situation in Uzbekistan?
When answering this question, experts characterized it with the following words: 'growing,' 'open,' 'opportunities,' 'difficult,' 'promising,' and 'stable.'
In her speech, Anna Bjerde, the World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, said that with the projected GDP growth of 5.3% in 2022 and 4.5% next year, Uzbekistan would become one of the fastest growing countries among the 23 countries in the Europe-Central Asia region.
What are the key sources of Uzbekistan's further development?
To this question, the experts answered that it is not IT, finance, or technologies, but human capital, followed by 'innovations,' 'transparency,' 'institutions,' 'direct investments,' and 'cooperation' would play a vital role in the republic's development.
What are the main achievements of the forum?
Most guests described the event as a window to 'networking,' 'trust,' 'open communication,' 'agreements,' 'contacts,' and 'plans.'
In addition, the responses' building mutual trust, dynamism, clarifying visions and uniting neighbors' were widely used, confirming that the Forum has served as an event of regional importance.