Uzbekistan’s largest state-related banks have maintained steady capital buffers during the pandemic, which has supported their resilience.
Tier 1 capital at National Bank of Uzbekistan, the country’s largest lender, and second largest lender Uzpromstroybank dipped slightly in 2020, to $1.16bn and $524.7m, respectively; whereas, Asaka Bank and Agrobank's Tier 1 capital rose a little, to $493.6m and $471.5m, according to The Banker Database.