{"id":10801,"date":"2023-11-20T20:56:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invest-in-uzbekistan.org\/?p=10801"},"modified":"2023-11-20T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:56:42","slug":"alif-privlechyot-50-mln-na-rasshirenie-prisutstviya-v-uzbekistane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invest-in-uzbekistan.org\/en\/novosti-uzbekistana\/alif-privlechyot-50-mln-na-rasshirenie-prisutstviya-v-uzbekistane\/","title":{"rendered":"Alif will attract $50 million to expand its presence in Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Islamic fintech startup alif announced the issue of Islamic bonds (sukuk) for $50 million, Spot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2023\/11\/20\/alif\/\">reports<\/a> with reference to Yahoo Finance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The company plans to invest the raised funds in the work of its Uzbek subsidiary Alif Moliya. According to her own data, her alif nasiya service accounts for over 35% of the local installment purchase (BNPL) market.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe sale of the bonds will provide the growth capital Alif Moliya needs to expand its offering in Uzbekistan. This is a new opportunity for investors to join alif\u2019s journey\u201d, &#8211; said Alif Capital Holdings Chairman Hafiz Shahidi.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In turn, the head of alif in Uzbekistan, Nuriddin Lafizov, noted the local market\u2019s acceptance of the package of services offered by the startup. He\u00a0added that he was looking forward to the opportunity to \u201clead a revolution in Uzbekistan\u2019s financial services sector\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The startup&#8217;s main investor, the British Jefferson Capital, will act as a consultant on the issuance of sukuk bonds. It is expected that the yield of the securities (as a share of profit) will be 12-14% of the value annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Alif company was established in Tajikistan in 2014. Since 2019, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2019\/11\/07\/alif\/\">entered<\/a> the Uzbekistan market with her first project, the online marketplace Alif Shop, and a year later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2020\/11\/04\/emoney\/\">launched<\/a> the alif.mobi payment service and an electronic money system together with Aloqabank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The head of alif, Abdullo Kurbanov, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2021\/11\/02\/alif\/\">noted<\/a> that the team chose Uzbekistan as the first foreign market because of its wide opportunities. With a population and economic size several times larger than Tajikistan, \u201cin many ways we are similar\u201d, &#8211; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 2021, alif <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spot.uz\/ru\/2021\/09\/08\/alif\/\">raised<\/a> $8 million from a group of investors led by Jefferson Capital Holdings. The investment round became one of the largest at that time in Central Asia.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamic fintech startup alif announced the issue of Islamic bonds (sukuk) for $50 million, Spot reports with reference to Yahoo Finance. 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