BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. Uzbekistan named its region which issued the most loans from January through June 2022, Trend reports via Uzbek Central Bank.
During this period, the largest volume of loans issued was noted in the Tashkent region, amounting to 16 trillion soums ($1.5 billion). Samarkand region is second (14 trillion soums, or $1.3 billion), Bukhara region comes next (12.4 trillion soums, or $1.1 billion).
During the specified period, the smallest volume of loans issued was noted in Uzbekistan's Republic of Karakalpakstan. This indicator amounted to 7.6 trillion soums ($698.5 million).
From January through June 2022 the total volume of loans issued in Uzbekistan amounted to 343.6 trillion soums ($31.6 billion).
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