December 28, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. From January to November 2024, the volume of non-performing loans by commercial banks in Uzbekistan reached 22.4 trillion soums ($1.73 billion).
The bank’s loan portfolio reached 525.8 trillion soums ($40.76 billion), according to data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. The proportion of problem loans in the bank’s entire loan portfolio reached 4.3%.
Problem loans from state-owned banks exceeded 14.98 trillion soums ($1.16 billion), while problem loans from non-state-owned banks reached 7.46 trillion soums ($578.4 million).
The National Bank of Uzbekistan had the largest amount of problem loans among state-owned banks, with 3.62 trillion soum ($280.6 million). Among non-state banks, Ipoteka Bank (3.87 trillion soums or $300 million) holds the leading position.
Meanwhile, the size of non-performing loans at commercial banks in Uzbekistan reached 22 trillion sum ($1.7 billion) as of November 1.
