Anorbank and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector have agreed to jointly implement the project of establishing the first Islamic bank in Uzbekistan.

Alexander Razuvaev, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Guild of Financial Analysts and Risk Managers, candidate of economics, announced his comments on Islamic banking in Russia. He noted that by introducing an Islamic bank in the country, it is possible to attract funds from the Gulf countries and circumvent Western sanctions. He also gave a list of Islamic stock exchanges. "To work in an Islamic bank, it is enough to be a professional, it is not necessary to be a Muslim," the economist wrote.