Nishanbay Sirajiddinov, Doctor of Economics, Professor, works as a professor at the Department of International Economics at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy. At the university, he lectures on International Economics I and International Economics II.

N. Sirajiddinov is an expert in international economics, specializing in foreign trade and foreign trade policy, currency policy, foreign investment, and regional and international integration. He has published more than 140 scientific papers on various issues of international economics. In particular, he is the author and co-author of the monographs “Problems of Improving the Efficiency of Uzbekistan’s Foreign Trade: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects”, “Improving the Competitiveness of Uzbekistan’s Economy in the Context of Liberalization and Deepening of Economic Reforms”, “Improving Trade Policy for Human Development”, “Central Asia: Our Own View”, “Uzbekistan: History – Society – Politics”. His articles, such as “Liberalization of Foreign Trade Operations and Competitiveness of the National Economy”, “Currency Policy of Uzbekistan: Problems and Prospects”, “Uzbekistan: the Path to Export-Oriented Development”, “Reform of Foreign Trade Policy in the Process of Liberalization of the Foreign Exchange Market of Uzbekistan”, “On the Transition to an Export-Oriented Development Strategy of Uzbekistan”, “Import Substitution or Export Orientation?”, “The Mechanism of Financial Support for Exports in Uzbekistan”, “Free Trade Zone between the CIS and Uzbekistan: Pros and Cons”, “Uzbekistan’s Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union: Advantages and Risks” are widely known among economists and academic circles.

Professor N. Sirajiddinov regularly teaches courses and speaks at scientific conferences on various areas of international economics. From 1996 to 2016, he worked as a senior coordinator of the UNDP project and deputy director for research at the Center for Economic Research, in 1998-2006 he worked as the head of the Department of International Economic Relations at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, and since 2021 he has been an independent member of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Professor N. Sirajiddinov worked as a lecturer at the Tashkent branch of the Joint Vienna School of the World Bank (1995-2003), was a Fulbright Fellow of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State and interned at Indiana University (1996-1997), and managed a project of the Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2018-2021).