Banks in Uzbekistan have introduced restrictions on foreign currency exchange operations as the country experiences an acute shortage of dollar and euro bills. Workers at several banks in Tashkent ...

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Uzbekistan says it will liberalize its currency regulations, no longer fixing the som to the U.S. dollar and removing restrictions on the amount of foreign currencies individuals and companies can buy ...

Hot on the heels of a corruption scandal in Uzbekistan’s financial sector comes news that a commercial bank that has foreign shareholders has been barred from conducting hard currency operations. The ...

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Uzbekistan announced it will no longer restrict citizens from purchasing foreign currencies and will end a cap on the som's daily fluctuations, removing the last roadblocks to a fully floating ...

Foreign exchange activity in Uzbekistan surged in 2025, with growing volumes of currency transactions between banks and the population alongside shifts in transfer flows and channel usage. Gain access ...