Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) approved the program of financing of Islamic expansion to the  former USSR countries.

According to the  bank, IDB allocated $400,000  for expansion of the Islamic cultural and professional educational center in Kiev (Ukraine),  which is capital of orthodox Christianity in the former USSR. Also,  $350,000 was  provided for construction  of a student hostel and an  educational center in Batumi, one of Muslim enclaves of Georgia. Simultaneously,   $11.7 million was allotted for the term of 25 years with 7-year delay of payment for support of secondary schools in Uzbekistan.