President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoyev addressed the participants of the II International Economic Forum of Uzbekistan.

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.