The article examines the scientific foundations for assessing territorial development potential and formulating sustainable development strategies. The concept of “territorial potential” is interpreted as an integrated system of natural, economic, demographic, infrastructural, and institutional components whose interaction determines the long-term sustainable growth of regions. The dynamic nature of territorial potential and the need for its continuous monitoring and reassessment within strategic governance are substantiated. Based on the analysis of interregional disparities, structural economic transformations, investment flows, and sectoral diversification, the study highlights the importance of a differentiated approach to regional development strategies. The findings confirm that a comprehensive assessment of territorial potential provides a methodological basis for defining strategic priorities, allocating resources efficiently, and ensuring balanced sustainable regional development.

This article provides a scientific analysis of the main characteristics of the innovation system and its infrastructural structure. The study examines the role of innovation system infrastructure in ensuring regional sustainability, identifies the key elements of regional stability, and comprehensively highlights the processes of innovation infrastructure formation. In addition, the interrelation between the formation of innovation infrastructure and regional sustainability is theoretically and practically substantiated

The aim of this study is to analyse the formation of instrument-level, institutional, sectoral, and system-level competition in Uzbekistan’s financial market through the introduction of a dualistic financial system. Using a qualitative research approach, the study examines the institutional, legal, and economic implications of the dualistic model and explores its potential for enhancing competition. The findings indicate that the financial market remains insufficiently diversified, with financing sources relying predominantly on the banking sector. The study also identifies that the dualistic financial system may generate a new form of competition inter-system competition thereby improving efficiency within the financial services segment and contributing to market diversification. The research substantiates the institutional prerequisites, infrastructural requirements, and priority directions necessary for the implementation and sustainable development of this system