Uzbekistan issues first Islamic banking license to Open Bank
Uzbekistan's Central Bank has issued its first Islamic banking license to Open Bank, authorizing the institution to conduct Islamic financial operations under regulations introduced in July 2026 that establish licensing procedures and compliance requirements for Islamic banks and Islamic windows within conventional banks.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same event, Uzbekistan issuing its first Islamic banking license to Open Bank, with added detail and no conflicting facts.
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