ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, May 7. The total number of bank cards issued in Turkmenistan reached 5.68 million units by the beginning of May this year, Trend reports.
Data from the Central Bank of Turkmenistan shows that these figures are 7.5 percent more than in the same month last year, which amounted to 5.28 million units.
The top three in terms of the number of issued maps include the city of Ashgabat with 1.9 million units, followed by Mary (1.02 million) and Lebap (941,170) regions.
The Dayhanbank State Commercial Bank issued the most cards (2 million), followed by the Turkmenistan State Commercial Bank (more than 1.1 million) and the Halkbank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (681,371 cards).
Turkmenistan issued 5.56 million bank cards in 2023, up 7.5 percent from 5.17 million by end-2022.