Ufa International Religious Conference: two participants from Uzbekistan
On April 26 Ufa city hosted international conference on “Youth extremism: current situation and the ways to stand against”. The scientific-practical event was organized by Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, Russian Centralized Religious Board and State-Confession Relations Board under Administration of Republic of Bashkiria.
Muhammadolim Muhammadsiddikov, Head of Religious Education Department of the Committee of Religious Affairs under Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan and Uygun Gofurov, Rector of Islamic Institute named after Imam Bukhari represented Uzbekistan in the conference.
Within the framework of the conference international forum on “Religious Boards of CIS: religious unity is the means to stand against international extremism” was held. The organizers of the forum were Bashkiria State Pedagogic University and Russian Islamic University under Russian Centralized Religious Board of Russia.
International Forum discussed the following issues:
- Identification of methods and means of struggling against extremism, proposing joint suggestions and advice;
- Development of partnership among religious institutions and organizations.
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.
