Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan Stock Exchange (UZSE) has reported impressive financial and operational results for the first half of 2025, marking substantial growth across all key metrics. Net profit soared by a factor of 330, revenue quadrupled, and securities trading volume increased 17-fold.

According to data prepared under national accounting standards (NAS), revenue for the reporting period reached 18.6 billion soums (approximately US$1.4 million), up 320% from 4.4 billion soums in the same period of last year. This figure already accounts for 55% of the total revenue earned in 2024 (33.9 billion soums). The most notable growth was seen in securities transactions, where revenue rose more than sixfold, indicating heightened market activity and a significant increase in the number of deals.

Net profit amounted to 11.2 billion soums (US$0.9 million), compared to just 33.8 million soums a year earlier. As a result, 91% of the full-year profit for 2024 has already been achieved in just six months. Return on equity (ROE) on an annualized basis stood at 24.5%.

The total volume of securities traded during the six-month period reached 12.02 trillion soums (US$933.3 million), 17 times higher than in the first half of 2024.

A total of 214,851 transactions were executed, 85% of which involved securities listed on the exchange’s quotation list. The average daily trading volume stood at 97.7 billion soums (US$7.59 million).

Georgiy Paresishvili, Chairman of the Board of UZSE, emphasized that the strong performance was made possible by the efforts of the exchange’s renewed team:

“We are genuinely pleased with this positive momentum. The significant growth in trading volume and financial performance is the result of targeted efforts across all areas. We achieved this not only through increased operational income but also by boosting financial inflows and managing expenses efficiently.

Enhancing shareholder value remains our top priority, along with further development of Uzbekistan’s capital market. We are committed to strengthening the Exchange’s position as a key platform for attracting both domestic and international investment into the national economy.”