The EBRD is providing a 25 million euro loan for on-lending to local firms, with at least 70 percent of that aimed at financing investments in green technologies.

As the only woman in Tajikistan who runs a bank, Sodiqova’s story inspires many young Tajik women to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses.

The loans of the business entities in foreign currency, up to $1 million, will be converted into national currency by Uzbek commercial banks.

Inflation has exceeded the central bank’s 3 percent target for several months. Annual price growth was 12.3 percent in September, down from a record high of 12.8 percent in August.

Kaspi.kz positions itself as a Super App – one application in which dozens of different functions are available: payment system, banking products, marketplace, etc.

Samruk-Kazyna has issued five-year Eurobonds in the amount of $500 million with a coupon of 2 percent per annum.