02207cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019290 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498312745 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. Republic of Uzbekistan : Fiscal Transparency Evaluation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (76 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Fiscal Transparency Evaluation report highlights that Uzbekistan is embarking on a comprehensive reform program to strengthen public financial management and fiscal transparency. Wide-ranging reforms to improve the coverage, reliability, quality, and accessibility of fiscal reports are being developed and implemented, and some good progress already made. This assessment of fiscal transparency practices has been undertaken to support the government's efforts to increase transparency by identifying priority areas for reform. An evaluation of practices against the IMF's Fiscal Transparency Code (the Code) finds that tangible gains have been made over 2017 and 2018. In several areas where Uzbekistan's practices do not currently meet the basic standard required under the Code, quick progress can be made. The report also provides a more detailed evaluation of Uzbekistan's fiscal transparency practices and recommended reform priorities. Strengthening legislative oversight of the state budget with a view to reducing the extent to which in-year changes can be made to aggregate expenditures without prior parliamentary approval. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2019/117 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2019/117/002.2019.issue-117-en.xml IMF e-Library