ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 13. More than 5.78 million bank cards were issued in Turkmenistan by the beginning of August this year, TurkicWorld reports.
Data from the Central Bank of Turkmenistan shows that the figure rose by 8 percent compared to the same period last year, when 5.35 million cards were issued.
The top three regions in terms of issued cards are Ashgabat with 1.936 million cards, followed by Mary with 1.042 million cards, and Lebap with 958,623 cards.
Dayhanbank State Commercial Bank issued the most cards, totaling 2.04 million, followed by Turkmenistan State Commercial Bank with 1.117 million cards and Halkbank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank with 699,533 cards.
By the end of 2023, the total number of bank cards issued in Turkmenistan had reached 5.56 million, which is a 7.5 percent increase from the 5.17 million registered at the end of 2022.
