UNDP Uzbekistan

“Measures to Reduce the Level of Subventions to Local Budgets: Interagency Interaction” -that is the name of the analytical report developed with support from a UNDP project on budget system reform in Uzbekistan. A subvention is a fund allocated from the central budgets to a local budget. In the case of Uzbekistan, local budgets are responsible for expenditures in key social sectors including pre-university education, public health and social protection.However, there are insufficient budget revenues in certain economically-disadvantaged provinces. How do they fill the gap between the State budget and local budgets? more

Social innovation can be defined as anything from ideas to products and services that are new, meet existing needs in society, and create new relationships or collaborations between people. Social innovation is becoming increasingly important in all sectors of society, whether NGOs, social enterprises or public administration departments. This includes the work of the United Nations, where social innovation has the potential to engender more inclusive, creative or efficient development projects particularly at a community level. more

The ‘Tashabbus - 2013’ competition, recently held at Tashkent’s ‘Turkiston Palace’, has exhibited the ingenuity, productivity and creativity that fuels the growth of Uzbekistan’s business sector. ‘Tashabbus’ means innovation, the driving force behind new business. Attended by over 7000 entrepreneurs including artisans and craftspeople, independent farmers and gourmet food producers, innovative businesspeople and youth with an eye for the next best thing, the event was a valuable opportunity to recognise Uzbekistan’s business role models, and to encourage more citizens to turn creative ideas into profitable realities. more

Establishing a successful business requires two things, an inventive mind and skills for finance and organisation. In Uzbekistan, as in the rest of the world, entrepreneurs have plenty of unique business ideas but not necessarily the skills and abilities to follow those through. For a fledgling entrepreneur, developing a business plan and obtaining a bank loan can be challenging hurdles to overcome. more