OREANDA-NEWS. On April 13, 2009 Western Union, one of leading global money transfer service providers, awarded its best partners in Uzbekistan on the result of 2008 – Top Country Team.

Top Country Teams is internal programme of encouragement, directed to improve quality of services and encourage operators of Western Union points in Uzbekistan, which provide stainless services. Western Union service points of the partner bank are participating in the competition.

Starting from 2006, Western Union annually has been determining the best staff of the partner banks in Uzbekistan in five nominations. Western Union named the following banks as the winners in these nominations.

Namangan branch of the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of Uzbekistan (NBU) was named The Best Service Point "Club 500" in Uzbekistan in 2008.

NBU and Western Union has been cooperation for six years and it is now one of the leading partners of the system among 21 commercial banks of Uzbekistan.

During six years, the bank served over 837,000 clients through Western Union system and carried out transactions for over US558 million. As of 1 January 2009, there are 116 Western Union points of NBU.

In 2008, NBU served about 207,000 clients and carried out transactions for US143 million, which is up 12% and 23% year-on-year respectively.

This year, the bank plans to increase number of transactions through expansion of Western Union points to 139 and improving service to clients.