Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank JSCB

The Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank JSCB (Uzpromstroybank, branded SQB) is one of the oldest banks in Uzbekistan. Its history begins on 28 October 1922 with the opening in Tashkent of the Central Asian office of the Trade and Industry Bank; it later operated as Prombank (1932), Stroybank (1959) and Promstroybank (1987), merged with Uzprivatbank in 2006 and has carried its present name since 2009. It was entered in the register of independent Uzbekistan’s Central Bank on 25 June 1991. In 2019 it became the first Uzbek commercial bank to list a USD 300 million Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange.

As of 1 July 2026 the largest shareholders are the Fund for Reconstruction and Development (42.19%), the National Investment Fund (40%) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (13.48%), making it a state-controlled bank. Its core business is corporate and industrial clients (chemicals, energy, metallurgy, construction, agriculture), trade finance and green projects; retail customers are offered cards, deposits, mortgages, car loans, microloans and education loans. The website lists 69 service offices. The head office is at 3 Shahrisabz Street, Tashkent; the 1180 call centre operates around the clock.

For travellers

Bank offices exchange cash USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, RUB and JPY (passport required), convert one foreign currency into another and break large notes. International transfers: Western Union, MoneyGram, Ria, Zolotaya Korona, UPT, Asia Express and SWIFT (over 200 countries). Cards: Uzcard, Humo, Visa (Classic, Platinum, Infinite), Mastercard (Black Edition, World Elite) and UnionPay (Gold, Diamond). Currency conversion is available in the SQB Mobile app (Uzbek, Russian, English). A list of offices open on Saturdays and Sundays is published on the contacts page.