YANGI BANK: 190.3 Billion Soums Compensated to Depositors, Payouts Continue

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — As of 10:00 on 5 February 2026, depositors of YANGI BANK have received compensation totaling 190.3 billion soums, the Uzbekistan Deposit Insurance Agency reported. The total amount due for payment is 208 billion soums, distributed among 31,507 depositors.

Of this total, 96.5 billion soums is allocated to 243 depositors who placed their funds before the Law “On Guarantees for the Protection of Bank Deposits” came into effect on February 19, 2025. Their individual compensation exceeds 200 million soums, ranging from 200.1 million to 9.4 billion soums. To date, 89.3 billion soums have already been paid to these depositors through the Agent Bank.

All payments are being carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of Part Four of Article 51 of the law, which regulates the procedure for compensation of guaranteed deposits.

At the initial stage, the total amount of guaranteed deposits was 208 billion soums. Of this, 205 billion soums was held in deposits of individuals (31,327 persons), 2.9 billion soums in deposits of legal entities (125 organizations), and 261 million soums in deposits of individual entrepreneurs (54 persons).

According to the Agency, 190.3 billion soums have already been compensated, representing 91 percent of the total volume. Specifically, individuals have received 189.5 billion soums (92 percent), legal entities 685 million soums (24 percent), and individual entrepreneurs 163 million soums (62 percent). The remaining amount to be paid is 17.7 billion soums (9 percent).

It is recalled that on 15 January, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan revoked YANGI BANK’s license. The regulator had repeatedly issued written warnings to the bank regarding the need to increase its charter capital; however, the bank failed to take measures to address the identified violations.

Under Uzbek legislation, in particular Articles 54 and 77 of the Law “On Banks and Banking Activity,” a banking license must be revoked if the institution fails to meet minimum capital requirements or incurs losses exceeding regulatory thresholds.