OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2009. The international magazine The Banker in its annual survey named Agrobank the bank of the year in Uzbekistan in 2009.

Agrobank, created this year on the basis of the former Pakhtabank, provides support to the agricultural sector, assists reforms in agriculture and provides a wide range of banking services to agricultural producers.

The stable financing of the of the Agrobank, noted by The Banker magazine, is one of the important factors contributing to the successful development of the agro-industrial sector in Uzbekistan, according to UzA.

The development of the agricultural sector is one of the priority areas of the Anti-crisis program implemented in Uzbekistan. This year was proclaimed the Year of rural development and improvement in the country.

Agrobank also actively participates in the expansion of the economic potential of the domestic enterprises, carried out in line with the President's decree of 18 November 2008 on increasing the financial stability of the enterprises of the real sector.