For the first time, deals on the purchase of government securities by a foreign investor were concluded at the primary auctions of UZCE.

In October 2022, the average price level in the consumer market increased by 1.2%. In January – October 2022, the increase in prices in the consumer sector reached 9.4% with an average monthly value of 0.9%.

The current account deficit of the balance of payments amounted to $346.6 million. The negative balance ($10.9 billion) of the trade balance (goods and services) was offset by a positive balance ($11.2 billion) of primary and secondary income.

In January-September 2022, the GDP of the Republic of Uzbekistan at current prices amounted to 627,476.9 billion soums and, compared to January-September 2021, in-creased in real terms by 5.8%.

The Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the meeting held on October 27, 2022, left the main rate unchanged at 15% per annum.

This is the inaugural Financial Stability Report published by the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.