The Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) is the new Сhair of AFI’s Eastern Europe & Central Asia Policy Initiative (ECAPI).
The regional platform, which met recently in Samarkand, works to support AFI members on key financial inclusion priorities, sharing regional knowledge, and translating global policy solutions into practical implementation at regional and national levels to advance access, usage, and quality of financial services. The platform also amplifies the collective voice of Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) nations on financial inclusion issues.
“The Central Bank of Uzbekistan is honored to chair ECAPI, and looks forward to leading efforts to deepen cooperation across the EECA region,” said CBU Chairman, Timur Ishmetov. “Focus areas for our ECAPI chairmanship will be to enhance governance, set the rails for practical implementation of the 2024-2028 Workplan, and foster regional collaboration.”
“Financial inclusion is at the heart of CBU’s activity, including through developing digital payment systems, promoting financial literacy, and extending access to financial services to women, youth, MSMEs and other underserved communities.”
ECAPI’s member institutions are:
- Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Central Bank of Armenia
- Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia
- National Bank of Tajikistan
- National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
You can learn more about ECAPI’s mission, activities and impact on its website.