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Macroeconomic Indicators for 2013

Inflation for May	0,1%
Inflation from the beginning	1,5%
Inflation for 12 Months	5,6%
Money Supply, billion TJS (Somoni) for April	4,8
Monetary Base, billion TJS (Somoni) for April	4,5

Interest Rate in 2013
(% annual)

Refinancing Rate (from August 15, 2012)	6,5
Average weighted rate on time depos.in national curren.(April)	14,16
Average weighted rate on loans in national curren.(April)	22,19
Average weighted rate of interbank loans(April)	15,40
Average rate on NBT's securities(May)	1,5
Average weighted interest rate on mortgage(residential)loans(April)	9,85
Average weighted interest rate on consumption loans (April)	16,24

Exchange Rate of Foreign Currencies to TJS

	on 20-06-2013
	1 USD 4.7625
	1 EUR 6.2431
	1 RUS 0.1508

Financial Reports

Market review of payment cards

Development of payments card market in the Republic of Tajikistan is one of the important factors in solution of problems on reduction of cash settlements and development of clearing settlements in filed of retail payments. For task solution the National Bank of Tajikistan implements measures for improvement of the payment system structure. The project of construction of the Processing Centre of the National Payment System «КОРТИ МИЛЛӢ» (Korti Milli) is realised.

At present 10 credit orqanizations of the RT perform issuance and (or) acquiring of payments card, 6 of these credit orqanizations became participants of the National Payment System "КОРТИ МИЛЛӢ" (Korti Milli). The number of issued payments card by credit institutions (data as of 01.03.2013) has made 548 thousand units that is more for 32,6% in comparison with last year. The share of cards of International payment system Visa International in total amount of cards issued by credit institutions of the Republic of Tajikistan makes 42% that in quantitative measurement makes 232 879 units, the share of cards of Payment system MasterCard makes 2% (9 272 units) and the share of local cards makes 55% (303 077 units). The quantity of local payment cards has increased to 29,7% in comparison with the similar period of 2012.

Issuance structure of payment cards

The Principle members of payment cards issuing in circulation make the cards issuing in SSB of RT “Amonatbank”. The total correlation of payment cards issuing in circulation are 40%.

Share of payments card issued by credit orqanizations of Republic of Tajikistan

On March 1, 2013 the payments card holders in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan and beyond have conducted more 1 073 thousand operations in the amount of 598,7 mln. somoni (growth rates as against the similar period on March 1, 2012 year accordingly made by number of operations 17,4%, by volume 54,8%).

Within two last years, it was noted a positive tendency of using of bank cards in view of payment for goods (work, services). A specific weight of number of operations in trade-service points on March 1, 2013 has made 4%.

Number and volume of operations by using of payment card

Infrastructure was developed dynamically on acquiring of payments card. On March 1, 2013 the number of facilities (electronic terminals) used by payment for goods and services as against last year increased by 63,3% and has made 276 units.

Dynamics of infrastructure development intended for implementation of operations by using of payment cards (units)

Infrastructure of payment card services basically is concentrated in Dushanbe and is under-developed in the country’s regions.

Territorial development of on payments card service

In view of the further systematic improvement of payment system of the RT, the NBT carries out a supervision of payment system of the country and arranges a number of measures on maintenance of effective and uninterrupted activity of payment system of the RT.

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