OREANDA-NEWS. March 16, 2009. In order to improve the professional level of the banking staff, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the Banking Association of Uzbekistan has taken and is implementing measures on cardinal improvement of the system of training and professional development of officers and specialists of commercial banks, according to which special courses and seminars on the topical areas of banking activity are organized on regular basis.

According to the approved schedule of training of the staff of commercial banks for 2009, special courses to improve the qualifications of the staff of commercial banks were conducted at the Banking and Finance Academy of Uzbekistan and the Republican Banking Study Centre on the following topics: "International standards of financial reporting: theory and practice fundamentals" and "Credit operations in banks", the press service of the Banking Association said. About 55 members of staff of commercial banks attended the trainings, and received certificates upon completion.

From 9 to 14 March trainings and seminars on "Leasing operations of commercial banks", "International standards of financial reporting: theory and practice fundamentals" and "Methods of mortgage lending" was conducted.