Uzbekistan Culture Days in Saudi Arabia
On October 2-11, 2025, Saudi Arabia will host the Uzbekistan Culture Days. The event aims to promote Uzbekistan's cultural heritage, art, and national values on the international stage.
The program of the Uzbekistan Culture Days features concerts by renowned artists, demonstrations of traditional dishes, exhibitions showcasing handicrafts, rare manuscripts, and samples of national literature.
The event is held at the Riyadh International Book Fair Complex and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh.
As part of the Uzbekistan Culture Days in Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan is participating as an honorary guest in the Riyadh International Book Fair. More than 2,000 publishers are presenting their products at the festival.
During the event, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ozodbek Nazarbekov and Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, discussed the prospects for cultural enlightenment cooperation.
The Uzbekistan Culture Days continue.
Nazokat Usmanova, UzA
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan has become a member of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)
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.