Uzbekistan’s Exchange Sees 59% Rise in Precious Metals Sales in 2025
Uzbekistan’s stock exchange sold 4.6 tonnes of precious metals in 2025, marking a 59% increase compared with the previous year, the press service of the Uzbekistan Republican Commodity and Stock Exchange (UzEx) told Kursiv Uzbekistan.
Gold accounted for 4.3 tonnes of the total, while silver made up 323 kilograms. The average exchange price of gold rose by 52% over the year, from 1 mln ($81.53) to 1.6 mln soums ($130.4) per gram.
Online auctions also remained popular, with more than 7,000 phone numbers sold in 2025. Of these, 96% were purchased by individuals and 4% by companies, with prices ranging from 31,500 soums to 800 mln soums ($65,222).
UzEx noted that in 2025 Fitch Ratings upgraded the exchange’s outlook from «stable» to «positive» and confirmed its international rating at «B».
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