TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 16. The current loan portfolio of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) projects in Uzbekistan has totaled 3 billion euros as of November 30, 2024, Trend reports.
In particular, the loan portfolio of the EBRD is quantitatively assessed for the execution of 99 distinct initiatives.
The majority of the portfolio, 77 percent (2.3 billion euros), focuses on sustainable infrastructure. The remaining 16 percent (468 million euros) is directed toward financial institutions, while the corporate sector accounts for 7 percent (213 million euros).
Some 58 percent of the total EBRD's portfolio in the country accounts for the private sector.
In general, the EBRD has invested 5.29 billion euros in 171 projects in Uzbekistan.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the country's leading investor, has been cooperating with Uzbekistan since April 1992. EBRD aims at improving the country's investment climate, providing freedom to mass media, promoting women’s entrepreneurship, and supporting Uzbekistan's green transition.