National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan JSC

The National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU, Uzmilliybank JSC) was established by presidential decree in September 1991 and entered in the Central Bank register on 25 October 1991. Under resolution PP-4540 of 30 November 2019 the unitary enterprise was transformed into a joint-stock company. Its shareholders are the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan (59.25%) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (40.75%), so the bank is fully state-controlled.

The bank’s core business is lending to large investment projects funded by foreign credit lines and international capital markets, trade and export finance and investment banking for corporate clients, alongside services for small businesses and retail customers: deposits, mortgages, car loans, microloans, education loans and payment cards. The head office is at 101 Amir Temur Avenue in Tashkent, near Bodomzor metro station; the 1344 call centre works daily from 9:00 to 21:00 and the head office receives customers Monday to Friday, 9:00–18:00.

For travellers

Cash currency operations are carried out at bank offices and exchange points; the network map on the website marks offices that open at weekends. International transfers: Western Union, MoneyGram, Ria, Zolotaya Korona (KoronaPay), Asia Express, Kwikpay and SWIFT, plus card-to-card transfers via Visa Direct and Mastercard Send. Cards: Uzcard, Humo, Visa (Classic to Infinite) and Mastercard (Standard to World Elite) in soums and US dollars; Uzcard Moment and virtual cards are opened instantly in the Milliy app, which is available in Uzbek, Russian and English.