The Council's activities are aimed at developing international standards for the regulation and supervision of Islamic financial institutions, to implement effective corporate governance and risk management mechanisms, as well as to conduct research and capacity building of the staff in this field, and to assist member organisations in these matters.
Membership in this organization will enable the Central Bank to explore the experience of other countries and implement best international practices
in the regulation and supervision of Islamic financial institutions.
For reference: The Council was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Currently, the Council has 188 members, including 81 regulators and supervisors, 10 international intergovernmental organisations, 97 market participants. Also, the financial regulators of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are members of the Council.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, met in Cairo with Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Tayyib, the Grand Imam of Egypt and Head of the Al-Azhar complex.
The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between Uzbekistan and Egypt in the fields of spirituality, science, and education.