BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
The aggregate loan portfolio of commercial banks in Uzbekistan increased in the first half of 2020, Trend reports citing the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.
Aggregate credit portfolio of commercial banks of Uzbekistan grew by 12.1 percent in the first half of 2020 up to 47.4 trillion soum ($4.6 billion) compared to the same period of 2019, the report said.
In particular, the total debt of the Uzbek population to banks on mortgage loans amounted to 24.8 trillion soum ($2.4 billion, an increase of 15.7 percent compared to the first half of 2019), on loans for business development - 6.8 trillion soum ($666.3 million, decrease by three percent), car loans - 6.6 trillion soum ($646.5 million, up to 15.7 percent), micro loans - 4.6 trillion soum ($450.6 million, up to 28.4 percent), other consumer loans - 4.7 trillion soum ($460.4 million, up to 2.5 percent).
As of today, 31 commercial banks are registered in Uzbekistan, including five state, six private, eight banks with foreign capital, 12 - joint-stock commercial banks. At the same time, 13 banks, including five state banks, have a state share.
There are 853 branches, 1,030 mini-banks, 1,941 operating cash desks located outside the banks, 939 currency exchange points, 1,133 points of international money transfers and 2,125 mobile cash desks in their structure, the report says.
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