OREANDA-NEWS. September 05, 2008. Tashkent branch of Ipoteka Bank (Mortgage Bank) allocated 24 billion soums of credits to 900 small businesses in the past period of 2008.

The support to small businesses helped to create 600 new jobs. The credits mainly directed to such industries as production, construction and services.

The report said that the bank also credited 210 businesswomen this year.