OREANDA-NEWS. September 15, 2010. Small business plays crucial role in stable development of the country's economy. For this reason the state and commercial banks of Uzbekistan actively promote further development of this direction.

Thus, for the first half of 2010 commercial banks extended credits 62.3 billion soums for the financial support of the small business and private entrepreneurship.

As a result, over 12,500 workplaces were created while the share of small business in regional domestic product amounted to 58.4%.