Established in 1996, Bank-moliya Akademiyasi (Banking and Finance Academy of the Republi? of Uzbekistan) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Tashkent (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the O'zbekiston Respublikasi Moliya vazirligi (Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan), Bank-moliya Akademiyasi (BFA) is a very small coeducational Uzbekistani higher education institution. Bank-moliya Akademiyasi (BFA) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as master degrees in several areas of study. This 26 years old Uzbekistani higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. BFA also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.