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EBRD finances modern water supply infrastructure in rural Uzbekistan

More than 170,000 people living in the Chust, Namangan and Pap districts of the Namangan Region in eastern Uzbekistan will enjoy regular access to fresh drinking water and wastewater services, following the implementation of a major rehabilitation programme financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Samarkand becomes the first Uzbek city to join the EBRD’s urban sustainability programme

Samarkand, one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia, which prospered from its location on the Silk Road trade route between China and the Mediterranean, has become the first city in Uzbekistan to boost its urban sustainability planning by joining the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s €3-billion flagship programme, EBRD Green Cities.

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Central Bank of Uzbekistan publishes images of new banknotes of 2000 and 20,000 soums

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan announced a decision to issue new banknotes in the form of banknotes in denominations of 2,000 soums and 20,000 soums from 14 June 2021.

Pensions and benefits in Uzbekistan to increase from 1 July

The minimum size of pensions and benefits will be increased from 1 July, and an additional payment for social payments is introduced in line with the decree of the President of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan applies to join the EDB

Uzbekistan has applied to join the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). Grigory Marchenko, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank, told Sputnik about this.

Uzbekistan to issue banknotes with denomination of 2,000 and 20,000 soums

Uzbekistan will issue banknotes in denominations of 2,000 (two thousand) soums and 20,000 (twenty thousand) soums. This was reported by the press service of the Senate of Uzbekistan.

EBRD First Vice President to visit Uzbekistan

The First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Jürgen Rigterink, will lead a delegation of senior management to Uzbekistan from 7 to 9 June 2021 for meetings with the authorities and business representatives.

Uzbekistan to host a national Olympiad in financial literacy among students

A press briefing was held at the Banking and Finance Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan (BFA) on the Republican Olympiad in financial literacy among students of secondary schools, lyceums, colleges and undergraduate students of higher educational institutions.

ADB and Hamkorbank sign US$20 million loan to support MSMEs and agriculture in Uzbekistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and JSСB Hamkorbank signed a loan for US$20 million equivalent in Uzbek sum to expand access to credit for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and agricultural borrowers.

The volume of problem loans in the portfolio of Uzbek banks reaches 12.93 trillion soums

The volume of problem loans (NPL) in the portfolio of Uzbek banks reached 12.93 trillion soums. This is evidenced by the data of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.

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