The bank said the assets increased from 312.4 billion soums as of 1 October 2010 to 422.1 billion soums as of 1 October 2011.

Aloqabank’s capital rose from 55.8 billion soums to 73.4 billion soums in the reporting period, the bank underlined. The growth rate made 32%.

Net income of Aloqabank grew by 53% year-on-year to 5.5 billion soums in January-September 2011, the bank added.

Aloqabank was founded in line with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan from 12 October 1994 in order to ensure economic growth and financial support of the enterprises of the Uzbek Agency for Communication and Information and small and private businesses.

The bank carries out banking activity in line with the license for conducting banking activity of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan from 13 August 2004 (replaces license from 22 March 1995) and license on operations with hard currency from 29 January 2005 (replaces license from 21 August 1996).

Among shareholders of the bank are Uzbek Agency for Communication and Information, Uzbekistan Pochtasi, Uzbektelecom and others.