President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed ongoing efforts and future plans to combat corruption and enhance compliance control, highlighting the role of digitalization and preventive measures in strengthening transparency across public institutions.
During the presentation, officials emphasized that corruption remains a significant threat to socio-economic development, undermining entrepreneurship, education, healthcare, and other sectors. Since the beginning of reforms in New Uzbekistan, the government has prioritized preventive measures to address both the causes and consequences of corruption.
The review coincides with International Anti-Corruption Day, observed annually on December 9. The occasion provides an opportunity to evaluate progress and set new objectives in the fight against corrupt practices.
Key results shared during the briefing include:
Internal control units conducted over 11,000 inspections, preventing misuse of funds totaling UZS 793bn ($66mn), identifying financial violations of nearly UZS 2 trillion ($166.5mn), and recovering UZS 478bn ($39.8mn) in damages.
Anti-corruption units approved key performance indicators and carried out more than 700 inspections and monitoring activities, preventing misuse of approximately UZS 550bn ($45.8mn) and identifying violations totaling UZS 354bn ($29.5mn). A total of 1,397 conflict-of-interest cases were recorded.
Twenty-six criminal cases were initiated against officials, while 24 were subjected to administrative measures and 148 to disciplinary action.
Efforts are being made in health care, education, cadastral services, construction, and civil service to strengthen transparency, enforce anti-corruption policies, and provide training on specialized programs.
To enhance coordination, the government plans to establish an anti-corruption cluster, uniting the Anti-Corruption Agency, law enforcement bodies, financial inspectors, NGOs, educational institutions, and other stakeholders. The cluster will facilitate information exchange, joint monitoring, and a holistic approach to combating corruption.
Digitalization and artificial intelligence are also central to the strategy. Plans include the creation of a Risk Analysis Center to automatically detect corruption threats and monitor public procurement, alongside the full digitalization of compliance departments and improved detection of risk factors.
The president emphasized strengthening public control over decision-making through enhanced transparency in the E-qaror system and broader citizen engagement in budget monitoring. Project offices will be established to tackle corruption in sectors with high complaint volumes, bureaucratic hurdles, and low digitalization.
Additional measures include incentives for whistleblowers, the creation of a badge “For contribution to the fight against corruption,” and ongoing efforts to eliminate VAT administration abuses and other economic offenses through automation and international cooperation.
President Mirziyoyev stressed that prevention, financial and legal literacy, media engagement, and legislative improvements are essential to closing loopholes that enable corruption and economic crimes.
