BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 13. The value of all loans issued to legal entities by all types of banks in Uzbekistan amounted to 292.4 trillion soums ($25.5 billion), as of March 1, 2023, Trend reports via Central Bank of Uzbekistan.
From the total value of loans issued to legal entities in the corresponding period, banks with the participation of the state share issued some 253.7 trillion soums ($22.2 billion), while private banks – 38.6 trillion soums or $3.3 billion.
CBU notes that among banks with the participation of the state share Uzbekistan’s National bank has become the leader in terms of the value of loans issued to legal entities– 78.02 trillion soums or $6.8 billion.
As for the private banks, the highest value of loans issued to individuals was recorded in the country’s Khamkor bank– 7.5 trillion soums or $663.8 million.
Furthermore, the total value of all loans issued by all types of Uzbekistan’s banks to both individuals and legal entities amounted to 397.6 trillion soums ($34.7 billion), as of March 1, 2023. From the total share of loans, some 105.1 trillion soums ($9.2 billion) were provided to individuals, while the remaining money was to legal entities.
As of February 1, 2023, the value of loans issued to legal entities in Uzbekistan reached 288.8 trillion soums ($25.3 billion), while to individuals banks of the country provided some 102.2 trillion soums ($8.9 billion).