BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 3. The volume of loans allocated to the industrial sector of Uzbekistan from January through March 2022 amounted to 121.8 trillion soums ($10.9 billion), which is an increase of 20.1 percent compared to the same period last year (101.4 trillion soums, or $9 billion), Trend reports citing the Uzbek Central Bank.
At the same time, loans allocated to agriculture in the corresponding period amounted to 37 trillion soums ($3.3 billion), which is an increase of 23.5 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (30 trillion soums or $2.7 billion).
The volume of loans allocated to the construction sector during this period, increased by 12.8 percent compared to the same period last year (8.2 trillion soums or $734.9 million) reaching 9.3 trillion soums ($829.6 million).
From January through March 2022, the volume of loans allocated to the trade and service sector amounted to 28.6 trillion soums ($2.6 billion), which is an increase of 35.8 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (21 trillion soums or $1.9 billion).
Loans allocated to the field of transport and communications from January through March, 2022 increased by 5.5 percent compared to the specified period of 2021, reaching 28.5 trillion soums ($2.5 billion).
The volume of loans allocated to other sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan from January through March, 2022 amounted to 36.8 trillion soums ($3.3 billion).
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