Mr. Khaled Al-Aboodi, CEO of ICD, and Mr. Zafar Mustafaev, CEO of JSC “Uzbek Leasing Int.” signed the financing agreement for the amount of US$7 million during IDB 42nd Annual Meeting which took place in Jeddah.

The collaboration will focus on developing private sector especially SMEs, supporting economy, strengthening the balance sheet of the Bank, improving the living standard of the population by creating jobs, generating tax revenues for the government and promoting Islamic Banking in the country.

Mr. Khalid Al-Aboodi, CEO of ICD stated: “Uzbekistan is a key partner for ICD and we hope to scale up the cooperation with the Uzbekistani government and the private sector actors. This MoU will pave the way for ICD and strengthen its will to finance the private sector in the country and help SMEs achieve their objectives and have a better impact on the local economy.”

Mr. Zafar Mustafaev said: “We are delighted about this partnership with ICD and Uzbek Leasing International. Through this partnership we are further committed to empower growth and innovation by bringing modern technologies in the priority sectors of Uzbek economy.”