MKBANK: Supporting women's entrepreneurship gives confidence in gender equality

A training seminar on the topic "Women's Entrepreneurship and Gender Equality: Enhancing the Role of Women in the Life of the State and Society" was organized at JSCB "Microcreditbank." The event was attended by the Chairperson of the Senate Committee of the Oliy Majlis on Women's and Gender Equality Issues Malika Kadirkhanova, the General Director for Financial Accessibility of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan Dilbar Abduganieva, the Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board of JSCB "Microcreditbank" Shakhlo Ibragimova, responsible employees of the relevant departments of the bank, territorial administrations for women's entrepreneurship, and women entrepreneurs who are clients of the bank.

At the seminar, the speakers presented substantiated information on the results achieved in the development of women's entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan, the recognition of Uzbekistan's experience in the international arena, and the strengthening role of Uzbek women in the state and society. It was also noted that gender policy is now being raised from the stage of reforms to the level of systemic policy, and the importance of financial accessibility and literacy in this direction was explained.

During the training seminar, participants were also familiarized with the essence and content of the "Strategy for the Provision of Financial Services in the Field of Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship," developed within the framework of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated March 14, 2025 No. PP-103 "On Measures for Further Improvement of the System of Support for Families and Women."

This strategy encompasses a number of priority tasks, such as strengthening the participation and activity of commercial banks in the development of women's entrepreneurship, creating the most favorable conditions for supporting small and medium-sized businesses among women, improving inclusivity in the financial sector, as well as comprehensively developing product diversity in the sector.

Also, during the meeting, a dialogue was held on a number of topics, entrepreneurs shared their proposals and initiatives based on their activities.

For entrepreneurship, first of all, there is a direction that is more important than risk, money, knowledge, and skills. These are marketing, digital literacy, and mentoring.  Such important information became a source of new knowledge for our participating businesswomen.

An atmosphere of interesting, sincere, open, and free dialogue has been created. This seminar, held at JSCB "Microcreditbank," became a practical step towards supporting women's entrepreneurship and ensuring gender equality.