Central Bank Governor Timur Ishmetov told the Samarkand Islamic Finance Forum that Uzbekistan is moving from building legal frameworks to active implementation, backed by a 2026–2030 roadmap with 39 measures, a new Islamic banking law, a five-member Sharia council and a planned sukuk chapter in capital market legislation.
Fitch Ratings says a state-bank sale in 2027 is possible but not guaranteed, warning that pre-sale preparation for SQB and Asakabank could push the timeline back further in a programme already revised once.
