BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4. The volume of deposits of banks in Uzbekistan amounted to 153.8 trillion soums ($13.8 billion) from January through March, 2022, which is an increase of 33.6 percent compared to the same period last year (115 trillion soums or $10.3 billion), Trend reports via the Uzbek Central Bank.
For the corresponding period, state-owned banks’ deposits accounted for 102.1 trillion soums ($9.2 billion), while private banks’ deposits accounted for 51.6 trillion soums ($4.6 billion).
The volume of bank loans in Uzbekistan from January through March 2022 increased by 20 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (283.5 trillion soums, or $25.4 billion), reaching 340.3 trillion soums ($30.5 billion).
During this period, the loans of state banks amounted to 289.7 trillion soums ($26 billion).
At the same time, the loans of private banks reached 50.5 trillion soums ($4.5 billion).
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