## Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Uzbekistan

_IMF News, September 19, 2017_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Uzbekistan](https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2017/09/19/pr17359-statement-by-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-on-uzbekistan)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/news/articles/2017/09/19/pr17359-statement-by-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-on-uzbekistan/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/news/articles/2017/09/19/pr17359-statement-by-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-on-uzbekistan/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/news/articles/2017/09/19/pr17359-statement-by-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-on-uzbekistan/bundle-manifest.json)

## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 19, 2017

---

### Meeting summary
- Date: September 19, 2017
- Press Release No. 17/359
- IMF Communications Department; MEDIA RELATIONS; PRESS OFFICER: Randa Elnagar
  - Phone: +1 202 623-7100
  - Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- Ms. Christine Lagarde met Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in New York.

### Key messages from Ms. Lagarde (verbatim excerpts)
- “It was a pleasure to meet President Mirziyoyev and his delegation. Uzbekistan’s authorities are embarking on ambitious reforms, spearheaded by the recent foreign exchange reform. We very much welcome these initiatives, which are vital to strengthening the economy, creating more jobs, and achieving sustainable and inclusive growth.”
- “I congratulated President Mirziyoyev on his initiatives to improve regional cooperation with Uzbekistan’s neighbors. Regional cooperation is much needed to deal with the region’s biggest challenges, such as sharing water resources, creating an efficient regional energy grid, and facilitating transportation.”
- “Uzbekistan’s reform journey will be challenging and long. I reiterated the Fund’s commitment to partner with Uzbekistan in its journey to put the economy on a higher growth path and achieve better living standards for its people.”

### Areas highlighted for policy and cooperation
- Foreign exchange reform (described as “recent foreign exchange reform”)
- Strengthening the economy
- Creating more jobs
- Achieving sustainable and inclusive growth
- Improving regional cooperation on:
  - Sharing water resources
  - Creating an efficient regional energy grid
  - Facilitating transportation

### IMF stance and commitment
- The Fund “very much welcome[s]” Uzbekistan’s reform initiatives.
- The Fund is committed “to partner with Uzbekistan in its journey to put the economy on a higher growth path and achieve better living standards for its people.”

*Press Release No. 17/359, September 19, 2017 — IMF Communications Department.*

---


## References

- [Christine Lagarde](https://www.imf.org/en/About/senior-officials/Bios/christine-lagarde)
- [Republic of Uzbekistan and the IMF](http://www.imf.org/external/country/UZB/index.htm)
- [Press Releases](https://www.imf.org/en/news/searchnews)
- [PRESS CENTER](http://presscenter.imf.org/)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/home](https://www.imf.org/en/home)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2017/09/19/pr17359-statement-by-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-on-uzbekistan_