Within the framework of the project "Safe migration of Uzbek citizens to the UK", the Central Bank, together with the International Organization for Migration and the Agency for External Labor Migration under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, conducted pre-departure financial literacy training for 150 migrant workers heading to work under seasonal employment programs.
In order to conduct educational events, a separate program has been developed, as well as specialized textbooks on financial literacy and financial management in Uzbekistan and the United Kingdom.
During the trainings, special attention was paid to such topics as the stages of business development on return, the possibilities of microfinance services created for the self-employed, as well as preferential lending programs.
Membership in the international organization APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) provides the CERT-CBU Cybersecurity Center of the Central Bank with the opportunity to share experience in ensuring cybersecurity in banking and payment systems, as well as receive timely warnings about cyber threats that occur worldwide.
Chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan Timur Ishmetov met with the heads of private commercial banks, as well as banks with foreign capital participation.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan held a meeting with a delegation headed by Liu Hang, Vice President of the international payment system UnionPay, at which they discussed the company's activities in the country, the results achieved and plans for the future.
In January-October of this year, the volume of money transfers to Uzbekistan amounted to $ 12.6 billion, which is 34% more than in the same period last year.
By the decision of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan (reg. No. 3283-1 of 11/14/2024), amendments were made to the Regulation on the maximum amount of risk per borrower, including persons associated with the bank or a group of interrelated borrowers (Reg. No. 3283 of 10/29/2020).
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan increased by $ 2.0 billion in October and reached $ 43.1 billion. In particular, foreign currency reserves increased from $8.7 billion to $9.2 billion (in September they grew from $8.2 billion to $8.7 billion).
As part of the Cyber Security summit 2024 event in Tashkent, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Central Asian Fintech Association.
