Business Development Bank JSCB

Business Development Bank (BRB) is a state-owned joint-stock commercial bank focused on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. It was founded on 2 August 1994 as Galla Bank and later operated as Qishloq Qurilish Bank, financing rural and housing projects. Under Presidential Resolution PP-292 of 4 September 2023 the bank was transformed into the Business Development Bank and on 30 September 2023 received Central Bank licence No. 93. The Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan holds 52.30% of the shares and the Ministry of Economy and Finance 47.16%.

The bank concentrates on lending to entrepreneurs, settlement services, bank guarantees, factoring, leasing and Islamic finance (murabaha) products; Small Business Support Centres operate in every region. Retail customers are offered deposits, mortgages, car loans, microloans and education loans. According to the official website, the bank has more than 50 branches and banking service centres across all regions of the country; total assets stood at 35.4 trillion soums on 30 June 2025. The head office is in Tashkent on Alisher Navoi Street.

For travellers

BRB offices offer currency exchange and international money transfers: through MoneyGram, Western Union, Ria, Zolotaya Korona, AstraSend, Asia Express, UPT, Kwikpay, UCash and OlmaPay money can be received from more than 200 countries, and a passport plus the reference code is enough to collect a transfer. The bank issues Uzcard, Humo, UnionPay and Visa (Classic, Gold, Platinum, Infinite) cards; a debit card is issued at a branch on presentation of a passport or ID card. The BRB mobile app works in Uzbek, Russian and English. The call centre (1254) operates around the clock; offices are open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00, some also on Saturdays.