Uzbekistan's banking sector sees asset growth

Economy

The assets of Uzbekistan's banking sector reached the mark of 648.6 trillion sums ($51.3 billion) as of March 1, 2024, which is 15 percent higher year-on-year. This is reported by Trend News Agency.

Uzbekistan's banking sector sees asset growth
As per the data of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, foreign currency accounts for 44 percent, or 285.3 trillion sums ($22.5 billion), of the total assets.

The volume of credit investments by banks in Uzbekistan grew by 19 percent during the reporting period and amounted to 472.4 trillion sums ($37.4 billion). Of the total volume of credits, 44 percent, or 210.1 trillion sums ($16.6 billion), falls on foreign currency.

Bank deposits reached 237.9 trillion sums ($18.8 billion) by March 1, 2024, which is 13 percent more year-on-year. Deposits in foreign currency exceeded 68.1 trillion sums, or $5.3 billion (29 percent of total loans).

The total capital of the banking sector of Uzbekistan totalled 99.05 trillion sums ($7.8 billion) as of March 1, 2024, which represents an increase of 21 percent cover year (400 billion sums or $31.6 million in foreign currency).

Meanwhile, the loan portfolio of microfinance organizations in Uzbekistan has almost doubled over the past year.

The loan portfolio of non-bank credit organizations has grown from 4.24 to 8.05 trillion sums (from $336.4 million to $638.7 million) over the past 11 months, and their share in the total banking and financial system has grown from 1 to 1.7 percent.

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