Tashkent Financial Institute

Figure 2. Volume of investment loans provided by commercial banks (in trillion soums)⁵

As a result of the consistent implementation of measures aimed at enhancing the participation of commercial banks in the investment process in our country, there is a tendency to increase the volume of loans directed by them for investment purposes. In 2019, commercial banks will allocate 88.3 trillion soums for financial support of investment projects for modernization, technical and technological re-equipment and diversification of production in the real sector of the economy. soums or 2.3 times more than in 2018.

Looking at the structure of investment loans, the high share of these loans is directed to industry and agriculture. This is due to the implementation of projects aimed at the creation of new industries in the industrial sector of the national economy and the modernization, technical and technological re-equipment of existing enterprises. It should be noted that the concentration of a high share of the investment portfolio of commercial banks in a separate sector may lead to an increase in risk in the future, so it is advisable for banks to pay attention to the process of diversification of the investment portfolio. In this process, special attention should be paid to the implementation of investment loans for the implementation of promising investment projects in various sectors of the economy, the assessment of the economic efficiency and risk level of investment projects.