National Bank of Uzbekistan

National Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Foreign Economic Activity' Joint Stock Company (Uzbek National Bank or NBU RUz) (uzbek - O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Tashqi iqtisodiy faoliyat milliy banki), same as the National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU) is universal commercial bank of Uzbekistan.

History
It was established by Islam Karimov on September 7, 1991. The bank started its operations on October 7, 1991. The staff amounted to one hundred positions. The first office of the National Bank was located at 23, Akhunbabayeva street.

Ratings
The NBU is a credit and financial institution of the country rated by such international agencies as Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s. The receiving and confirmation of high marks from leading international rating agencies remains relevant and important for the NBU.

December 24, 2018, was marked by an increase in long-term credit rating by Standard & Poor’s international rating agency from 'B+' to 'BB−'.