Banks acquire US$854m hard currency from population in Sep-Dec

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Finance 19/01/2018 Banks acquire US$854m hard currency from population in Sep-Dec

Banks acquire US$854m hard currency from population in Sep-Dec

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Commercial banks of Uzbekistan purchased cash hard currency for US$854 million from individuals in September-December 2017, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan said in a statement.

About 32% of transactions with hard currency fell to share of Tashkent, 10% - Samarkand region, 8% - Andijan region, 9% - Ferghana region and 7% - Namangan region.

At the same time, the commercial banks sold hard currency for US$56 million to population in September-December.

The sale of foreign currency rose each month: in September - US$3.9 million, in October - US$11.9 million, in November - US$17.8 million and in December - US$22.3 million.

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