This article analyzes the sectoral structure of agriculture in Central Asian countries, highlighting its historical foundations and modern development trends. Using the cases of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, the study examines the main agricultural sectors, crop production and livestock farming. Based on statistical data, the paper evaluates the efficiency of grain production, livestock outputs, fisheries, and forestry activities. Special attention is given to the challenges posed by water scarcity, climate change, and institutional constraints affecting agricultural sustainability. The findings suggest that diversification, innovative agro-technologies, and regional specialization are essential for ensuring food security and sustainable development in the region.

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.

Countries are increasingly proposing investment attraction systems that aim to improve economic efficiency and achieve higher “green competitiveness” outcomes by better aligning environmental standards and growth policies under sustainability-oriented governance mechanisms. The need to develop and implement balanced investment strategies, drawing on international best practices to determine which environmental and economic indicators are appropriate and how to integrate them into national planning systems and sectoral development programs, is forcing emerging economies to rethink their policy instruments, regulatory mechanisms, and institutional capacities. This study aims to make this contribution, in addition to providing an analytical framework that reviews empirical papers that shed light on the interactions between investment attraction, environmental compliance, and policy coordination with dynamics such as sustainable fiscal policy, industrial modernization, regional development, or green transformation. Following a methodological synthesis, a comparative assessment of foreign investment development is prepared, in which environmental integration is linked to these key terms, economic diversification and institutional adaptation. This framework can serve as a benchmarking model and policy guidance for regulators, investors, analysts and decision-makers. This study has two main contributions. First, it is the first time that such a multi-criteria assessment table is being developed to demonstrate the interrelationship between economic and environmental aspects. Second, it captures the idea of compatibility between environmental protection and economic development, policy implementation and societal needs, national priorities and global standards, i.e. it requires flexible governance. This article provides Uzbek policymakers with important information and insights on how to take environmental commitments into account when attracting sustainable investment. The future research agenda provides broad opportunities for comparative analyses and applied studies on investment efficiency, sustainable growth, institutional capacity, and green transformation.

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