BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 5. The volume of loans allocated to the industrial sector of Uzbekistan from January through February 2022 amounted to 118.1 trillion soums ($10.3 billion), which is an increase of 14.9 percent compared to the same period last year (102.8 trillion soums, or $8.9 billion), Trend reports citing the Uzbek Central Bank.
At the same time, loans allocated to agriculture in the corresponding period amounted to 35.6 trillion soums ($3.1 billion), which is an increase of 22.8 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (28.9 trillion soums or $2.5 billion).
The volume of loans allocated to the construction sector during this period, increased by 19.8 percent compared to the same period last year (7.6 trillion soums or $666.1 million) reaching 9.1 trillion soums ($798.3 million).
From January through February 2022, the volume of loans allocated to the trade and service sector amounted to 26.4 trillion soums ($2.3 billion), which is an increase of 26.3 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (20.8 trillion soums or $1.8 billion).
Loans allocated to the field of transport and communications from January through February, 2022 increased by 3.3 percent compared to the specified period of 2021, reaching 27.6 trillion soums ($2.4 billion).
The volume of loans allocated to other sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan from January through February, 2022 amounted to 33.7 trillion soums ($2.9 billion).
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