Tuesday, 15, July, 2025
Tuesday, 15, July, 2025
Uzbekistan's total external debt as of April 1, 2025, stood at $68.4 billion (+6.7%), having increased by $4.3 billion in Q1, the Central Bank's said in report on the balance of payments, international investment position and external debt for January-March.
33% of the active population or 5 million Uzbeks have at least one loan, the Central Bank said in a report Thursday.
The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Rehabilitation and liquidation of banks Bill into Law, which will take effect on September 25.
The state-owned uranium producer NavoiyUran announced that it had successfully priced its inaugural$300 million Eurobond issuance with 4-year tenor and 6.7% coupon.
The Central Bank is considering to regulate the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market, the governor of the Central Bank Timur Ishmetov said at the meeting of the Senate Thursday in the 2024 Central Bank report hearing.
Uzbekistan‘s pension system requires reforming to ensure its sustainability in the medium term and to provide an adequate level of pensions, the mission of the International Monetary Fund said in the conclusion following its visit to the country.
The World Bank has approved a $150 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in implementing a new project aimed at developing its potential in the small hydropower (SHP) sector and strengthening electricity supply across the country. The project will be implemented with private sector participation, involving local small hydropower developers (SHDs) and banks.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to open a representative office in Uzbekistan as early as 2026 and increase the volume of investments in Uzbekistan’s sustainable infrastructure and that of the entire Central Asian province, stated the EIB’s Senior Credit Specialist Davide Monguzzi at the Tashkent Investment Forum on June 10.
The 4th CIS Islamic Banking and Finance Forum, organized by AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), commenced today at the Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom, in Tashkent. The event brought together prominent figures from the Islamic finance sector, including policymakers, industry leaders, and scholars, to discuss the latest trends and opportunities in Shariah-compliant finance.
The BOD of the Central Bank at its meeting today took a decision to keep the interest rate at 14% per annum. According to the Bank, in recent months, the trends of economic activity and consumer demand, as well as the trend of growth of core inflation, have indicated to the ongoing inflationary pressure onto the economy.
International investor interest in Central Asia and the Caucasus is rising rapidly, according to a new Investor Perception Report released today by Montfort Eurasia. As regional leaders gather for the Tashkent International Investment Forum, new data shows that interest from US and UK investors in the region has tripled since 2023 - despite lingering concerns over political stability and investment security. Investors showed particular interest in the development of the industrial and manufacturing sectors, oil and gas, mining and natural resources.
Alternative Investment Funds bill is being drafted in Uzbekistan, announced the President in his remarks at the Tashkent International Investment Forum on Tuesday.
The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, will visit Uzbekistan on 10 and 11 June 2025 for meetings with senior government officials and foreign investors.
We often assume that public childcare services boost women's employment by freeing up their time. But what if the situation is more complex? In many traditional societies, multiple generations of women—mothers, grandmothers, and aunts—live together under one roof, yet few, if any, are employed. With informal childcare already widespread, does expanding public childcare still make a difference? And if so, how?
In Q1, the growth of Uzbekistan budget revenues of accelerated. the Ministry of Economy and Finance said in a quarterly report. Revenues increased from 52.6 trillion to 63.9 trillion soums, which is 11.3 trillion, or 21.5% more compared to the same period last year. For comparison, in the first quarter of 2024, the growth rate of revenues was only 11.6%.
Despite the macroprudential measures taken, concerns remain in Uzbekistan about the growth of the population's debt burden, especially in the microloans segment, the Central Bank said in its 2024 Financial Stability Review.
The global Islamic finance community will join in Uzbekistan this June for the highly anticipated 4th CIS Islamic Banking and Finance Forum, organized by AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE). Scheduled for June 16-18, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Tashkent, this landmark event comes at a pivotal moment as the industry approaches its projected $5 trillion valuation by 2025.
A regional conference on the development of e-commerce in Central Asian countries was held in Tashkent. The event was organized by the World Bank in cooperation with the National Agency for Perspective Projects of Uzbekistan. The conference took place under the World Bank’s Elevate Global Access Through E-Commerce (E-GATE) in Central Asia Program.
On May 23, 2025, S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Uzbekistan to positive from stable. At the same time, we affirmed our 'BB-/B' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings.
The World Bank has approved a $200 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in modernizing its irrigation and drainage infrastructure and improving the quality of irrigation service delivery. The project aims to reduce water losses and increase the energy efficiency of irrigation systems across five regions of the country. The Government of Uzbekistan will provide $23.2 million in co-financing.