OREANDA-NEWS. May 21, 2009. Commercial Banks of Uzbekistan directed 7.89 trillion soums of credits to broadening of production capacities and their modernization, purchase of fixed assets, introduction of new technologies and support innovative activities as of 1 April 2009.

It should be noted that that the share of mid-term and long-term credits is increasing in structure of credit investment.

The banks of Uzbekistan financed projects of small businesses for 356.1 billion soums. The figure grew by 148.8 billion soums or 71.8% year-on-year.

Large enterprises of Uzbekistan received 55 billion soums of credits from commercial banks to ensure sustainable work and improvement of export potential, while small and private businesses got 45 billion soums within the anti-crisis programme.