Dividend Payouts in Uzbekistan Increase Over Sixfold in a Year

According to data from the National Agency for Advanced Projects, the number of shareholders increased by 10.8% over the year. Individuals constitute the overwhelming majority—1,056,000; since the beginning of the year, their number has grown by over 108,000. The number of bondholders increased 1.8 times and exceeded 4,000.

By November 1, the volume of corporate bond issuances reached over 8.2 trillion soms, having increased 2.6 times. Mortgage bonds appeared on the market for the first time—amounting to 200.9 billion soms. Additionally, the issuance of five foreign currency bonds totaling $100 million was registered.

Over the first ten months of 2026, approximately 1.1 million securities transactions were concluded on the Republican Stock Exchange 'Toshkent.' Their total volume amounted to 16.6 trillion soms, with the number of transactions growing 2.8 times. Corporate bonds accounted for 6.1 trillion soms in trading—over eight times more than the previous year.

Over ten months, courts ruled to recover 19.1 billion soms in dividends for investors. This amount doubled. Out of 14 lawsuits, 13 were fully satisfied.

Furthermore, courts issued rulings on 67 out of 71 administrative protocols. Market participants were sent over 200 binding orders.

During the reporting period, the agency issued five investment intermediary licenses and two asset management licenses. Additionally, three notification documents for investment advisory activities were formalized.

At the initiative of license holders, ten licenses were revoked, and one license was suspended for six months.

Over ten months, the agency received 358 investor appeals, compared to 585 in the same period last year. Individuals submitted 249 appeals, while legal entities submitted 109. Out of the total, 348 appeals were reviewed, with ten remaining under consideration.