BIOGRAPHY

Born in Tashkent in 1981, he pursued his academic ambitions at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies and later at Hosei University in Japan. From 2003 to 2010, he climbed the ranks at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade, eventually serving as First Deputy Minister. In December 2022, he was entrusted with the role of Minister.

How is Uzbekistan's investment climate being transformed?

Uzbekistan's investment climate has undergone a measurable transformation. Fitch Ratings and S&P have both upgraded the country's sovereign credit rating from BB- to BB, while Moody's has revised its outlook from stable to positive.

At the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, we are structuring the environment ahead of investor demand. Three flagship pieces of legislation are in advanced development: an Investment Code consolidating investor protections and dispute resolution into a single instrument, a Law on Alternative Investment Funds establishing the foundation for private equity and venture capital, and a revised Law on Special Economic Zones reoriented toward cluster-based, export-driven industrial development with provisions for private and foreign zone operators.

Alongside this legislative agenda, we are digitalising the full investment lifecycle. The pmi.miit.uz project monitoring platform is now operational. For the first time, investors can access every government service required at each stage of project implementation, from permitting to commissioning, through a single integrated interface. The Single Window module invest.gov.uz organises all projects into six categories linked directly to the relevant government services.

More: https://invest.miit.uz/document/services/portal/The Investor Interviews docs/LAZIZ KUDRATOV/66d4f334584d49ec87d9b026cebbc874Minister Investments Kudratov.pdf