OREANDA-NEWS. July 22, 2008. Credit organizations in Uzbekistan offer more than 200 types of different deposits today. Balance of deposits grew by 53,8% year-on-year in January-June 2008, press service of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan said.

The Board of the Central Bank held meeting to discuss results of banking system activity in the first six months of 2008 and implementation of priority directions set by the President Islam Karimov on 18 July 2008 at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers.

It was noted during the meeting that the rigid monetary-credit policy pursued by the Central Bank in January-June 2008 was aimed at strengthening macroeconomic stability.

Balance of deposits in credit organizations grew by 53,8% in January-June 2008 as compared with the same period of 2007 and comprised 1,23 trillion soums. This is an evidence of growing trust of the population in local commercial banks.