BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27. The volume of loans allocated to the industrial sector of Uzbekistan from January through July 2022 amounted to 120.5 trillion soums ($10.9 billion), which is an increase of 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year (109 trillion soums, or $9.9 billion), Trend reports citing the Uzbek Central Bank.
At the same time, loans allocated to agriculture in the corresponding period amounted to 34.9 trillion soums ($3.2 billion), which is an increase of 9.1 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (32 trillion soums or $2.9 billion).
The volume of loans allocated to the construction sector during this period, increased by 1.4 percent compared to the same period last year (9.2 trillion soums or $840.7 million) reaching 9.4 trillion soums ($852.4 million).
From January through July 2022, the volume of loans allocated to the trade and service sector amounted to 28.3 trillion soums ($2.6 billion), which is an increase of 16.4 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (24.3 trillion soums or $2.2 billion).
The volume of loans allocated to other sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan from January through July, 2022 amounted to 37.4 trillion soums ($3.4 billion).
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