Upon request by the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Policy Research Institute (PRI) has been providing the Banking and Finance Academy (BFA) with intellectual support for human resource development in Uzbekistan since the BFA’s establishment in 1996. This support has included accepting the BFA students for seminars held in Japan and dispatching the Honorable First Vice-Rector of the BFA (part-time).
　During the PRI delegation’s visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the PRI held a Joint Seminar with the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UMOEF) and the BFA. On this occasion we had a productive discussion with the executives of the BFA on our future support to the Academy.
　Before the seminar, we visited the Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service (SIES) and gave lectures to the students.

1. Joint Seminar
　On March 12th, 2026, the PRI held a Joint Seminar. The PRI executive and an academic expert gave lectures to UMOEF staff and BFA students, followed by fruitful discussions about the Japanese economy and corporate governance.

  Opening Remarks
  ・Ms. KIMURA Hidemi,
　  President of the PRI

  Lectures
  ・"Development of Japan’s Economy - Macroeconomic policies -"
　   Dr. UEDA Junji,
　   Vice President of the PRI and Honorable First Vice-Rector of the BFA

  ・"Corporate Governance Reform in Japan - Toward the Resilient and Sustainable Financial System in Uzbekistan -"
   　Mr. SUZUKI Junichi,
   　Professor, Musashino University

  Closing Remarks
  ・Dr. Elmurod Hoshimov, Rector, BFA