Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 22
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
The total assets of Uzbek commercial banks increased by 0.5 percent up to 44.1 trillion soums in January - March 2014 compared to 2013, a source in the government circles told Trend on April 22.
The total loan portfolio of the country's banks has increased by 1.1 percent - to 26.8 trillion soums since early 2014.
The total volume of deposit investments increased by one percent - to 26.2 trillion soums.
The total equity capital of Uzbek commercial banks as of April 1, 2014 amounted to 6.5 trillion soums, which corresponds to 2013.
There are 27 commercial banks, including three - state, four - with foreign capital, 11 - joint-stock and nine private in Uzbekistan.
The official exchange rate is 2276.19 soums/$1 on April 22.
Translated by NH.
Edited by CN