Andijan hosts two special lectures for imams: on recent President’s Decree and on HIV/AIDS.
Andijan Region Representation Office of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan hosted the event on recent President’s Decree “On measures of rational improvement of religious-enlightenment sphere”. It was clearly delivered to all imams of the region about the importance of this initiative which has been waited for a long time. It was noted that according to the document the salary of teachers working at the certain religious educational establishments would receive salary which is to increase triple times from July 1st, 2018. During the discussion session participants were given satisfactory answers for the questions.
The same day, on May 1st, another event on HIV/AIDS struggle as part of the implementation of President’s decree dated from January 25, 2018 “On further improvement of struggle against AIDS dissemination and enhancement of prevention measures” was organized.
K.Mamatov, Head of Department of Andijan Region HIV/AIDS Center and M.Alimov, HIV/AIDS specialist took part in the seminar.
During the seminar imams of Andijan region received profound explanation about this alarming disease and were advised on raising public awareness on prevention methods.
Both events justified imams’ expectations as they were meaningful and practical.
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Business Mission of Uzbekistan in Islamic Finance organized in the UK
Representatives of Uzbekistan's public and private financial sectors - including the Central Bank, “Business Development Bank”, “Hayot Bank”, “Anorbank”, “Openbank” and other institutions - visited the United Kingdom to expand cooperation in Islamic finance, reports Dunyo IA.
According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in London, during the visit, the delegation participated in the “IFN UK Forum” international event. There, they held meetings with representatives of the European and global Islamic finance communities to discuss current trends and the industry's development.
In partnership with “TheCityUK” - an association representing the interests of the UK financial sector—a dedicated business event was organized to focus on expanding bilateral cooperation between the UK and Uzbekistan in Islamic finance.
Additionally, the delegation held targeted talks with representatives from the “London Stock Exchange”, “HSBC”, “UK Export Finance”, “Gemcorp Capital” and “Baillie Gifford”. The discussions focused primarily on applying Islamic financial instruments to implement investment and infrastructure projects in Uzbekistan, as well as strengthening institutional cooperation with international financial organizations.
