A scoping mission was carried out by the Council of Europe to assess the needs of Uzbek authorities in the area of anti-corruption, anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism, as well as private sector compliance and protection of entrepreneurs’ rights. The Council of Europe delegation met with representatives of the General Prosecutors Office, National Bank, Ministry of Interior, Association of Banks and Chamber of Commerce. All counterparts expressed significant interest in cooperating with the Council of Europe, especially in the areas of capacity building, risk-based supervisory and private sector practices, as well as assistance to implement recommendations of the upcoming Eurasian group evaluation expected in the beginning of 2019.