Tajikistan is set to attract approximately $43 million in financing to modernize its telecommunications infrastructure, while the government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are also advancing plans for a new logistics hub on the border with Uzbekistan. The initiatives
Central Asia’s water politics are moving beyond Soviet-era quotas. As glaciers in the Tien Shan retreat and climate pressure increases, river management has become a question of energy security, food production, and regional stability. The Soviet-era system of river-water allocation has reached its
The Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Belarus signed a number of documents following the official visit of Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin to Kyrgyzstan.
During a two-day working visit to Batken region, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, visited several facilities in Leilek district, including the district General Medical Practice Center, an industrial plant, and new settlements built after the border conflict.
A ceremony was held in the Kyrgyz Republic to launch the second phase of the Integrated Rural Development Project. The project is implemented by KOICA and Good Neighbors in cooperation with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic and local governments.
Authorities in Tajikistan’s capital are considering the construction of a modern waste-to-energy facility that would process municipal solid waste while generating electricity, as part of efforts to develop more sustainable urban infrastructure. The proposal was discussed during talks between Tajiki
Kyrgyzstan is advocating the introduction of mutually beneficial compensation mechanisms in the water and energy sector of Central Asia and is calling for strengthened regional cooperation amid accelerated glacier melt and shrinking water resources.
Rights groups have urged the European Union to take a tougher line on Turkmenistan, warning that closer ties with Ashgabat should be tied to measurable progress on human rights. The call came in a briefing by the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Turkmen Initiative for Human
As part of a large-scale state program, 119 industrial enterprises were commissioned in Kyrgyzstan in 2025, up from the planned 100. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced this while presenting the work results to journalists.
The Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action, “ Water for Sustainable Development ,“ taking place in Dushanbe on May 25-28, comes at a difficult moment. Central Asia’s water problem is no longer only about environmental management; it is moving into the field
According to the World Health Organization, more than 6,000 people aged 30 and older die annually in Kyrgyzstan from diseases caused by tobacco use. Deputy Health Minister Gulbara Ishenapysova announced at a press conference.
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Kyrgyzstan is investing significant financial and human resources in preserving water formation zones, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Erlist Akunbekov, said at an international conference in Tajikistan.
During its year of chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Kyrgyzstan will host more than 40 events at various levels. Almaz Bukalaev, the SCO National Coordinator from the Kyrgyz Republic, announced at a press conference.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with Martin Schlegel, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, in Cholpon-Ata on May 21. The presidential press service reported.
On May 20, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a Kyrgyzstan-backed resolution titled “Peaceful Settlement of Border Disputes,” Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry announced . More than 40 countries co-sponsored the document. The resolution was presented by Kyrgyzstan jointly with Taji
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will finance the construction of a section of the Labidjar-Kalaikhumb highway in Tajikistan in a project aimed at improving transport connections with the country’s remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) and increasing access to mountainous areas. The fi
A Youth Center and a Women’s Support and Development Center have been opened in Batken. The press service of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in Batken region reported.
Kyrgyzstan’s gross international reserves as of May 15, 2026 amounted to $9,082 billion, the press service of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
The Ministry of Science, Higher Education, and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic signed trilateral sub-loan agreements under the Quality and Innovation in Higher Education (QIHE) project with the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic and five state universities with special status.
