Sunday, 14, June, 2026
Sunday, 14, June, 2026
Total outstanding bank loans issued to Uzbek households and businesses reached 629 trillion soums as of May 1, 2026, marking an 11.2% year-on-year increase, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.
Average annual interest rates on national currency bank deposits dropped to 17.4% in April, marking the lowest level since February 2022 (17.7%), the Central Bank said in a report.
The National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) has revoked the crypto exchange license issued to the foreign enterprise Kobea Group (South Korea) for operating the UzNEX platform.
OK so I've been getting asked about this constantly lately — friends, family, random people at coffee shops who somehow find out I'm into crypto. They all want to know the same thing: when should they buy Bitcoin? What's the right entry point? Should they wait for a dip? Honestly? They're asking the wrong question entirely.
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has officially opened its representative office in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The opening ceremony took place during the "EDB Day" event in Tashkent.
Shares of the National Investment Fund of Uzbekistan (UzNIF) surged significantly following the launch of open trading on the domestic market.
Сегодня мы все чаще управляем средствами в цифровом виде: оплачиваем покупки в приложениях, переводим деньги онлайн, оформляем подписки и храним банковские данные в смартфоне. Такой формат удобен для повседневных расчетов, но требует внимания к безопасности личных финансов, ведь в цифровой среде можно столкнуться с мошенничеством или незаметно потерять контроль над расходами.
The National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UzNIF) has announced the results of its initial public offering (IPO), according to Franklin Templeton, the fund’s management company, in a statement to Gazeta.uz.
Uzbekistan is set to tighten banking oversight on large transfers and cash transactions involving foreign currency. The new steps are part of updated internal control regulations aimed at combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The International Bank of Azerbaijan (ABB) plans to finalize its acquisition of a 51% stake in Uzbekistan’s private Davr Bank by the second half of 2026, marking its official entry into the Uzbek market. Abbas Ibrahimov, Chairman of the Board of the state-owned ABB, announced the move during a press conference in Baku centered on the bank’s sustainability report, the Trend reported.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed a USD107 million loan agreement with private water-desalination company Acwa to support the development of the Bash 2 wind power plant in Uzbekistan.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will back $70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives by 2035, aiming to connect power grids, expand cross-border electricity trade, and improve broadband access across Asia and the Pacific.
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is set to establish a full-scale presence in Uzbekistan by launching a local subsidiary, according to reports from Maeil Business Newspaper citing financial sector sources.
President Mirziyoyev signed a decree outlining additional steps to accelerate the privatization of Asakabank. The document sets the stage for a comprehensive institutional transformation, preparing the bank for the sale of shares to a strategic investor and formalizing the involvement of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Central banks are currently grappling with a difficult balancing act: curbing inflation without stifling economic growth, the governor of the Central Bank Timur Ishmetov highlighted this dilemma in an interview with Uzreport TV during the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington.
This week, a delegation from Uzbekistan, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov, is participating in The World Bank Group’s Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. They provide a platform for numerous meetings and consultations with WBG’s client countries on a wide range of development challenges and its support in addressing them.
Uzbekistan has successfully issued sovereign international bonds in its national currency totaling the equivalent of $1 billion at a "historically low rate" of 12.25%, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said.
The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed amendments implementing Islamic banking mechanisms on March 27 with effect as of June 29 this year.
As reported earlier, the Central Bank has drafted amendments to the internal control rules for countering the legalization of proceeds from crime.
The Central Bank has drafted amendments to the internal control rules for countering the legalization of proceeds from crime. Public discussion of the draft will continue through April 4.