Kyrgyzstan reduced its purchases of imported coal by 81.4 percent, but increased lignite exports by 67.5 percent. Uzbekistan remains the main buyer of domestic fuel. Data from the National Statistical Committee say.
Thirty new, modern Yutong electric buses will soon be purchased for Talas region. Ermat Dzhumaev, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the region, announced this on social media.
Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a package of support measures for the jewelry industry, implementing a directive from President Sadyr Japarov aimed at improving producers’ access to raw materials. Earlier, Japarov instructed the government to ensure that jewelers could obtain raw mate
Vladimir Salo has been appointed head coach of the Kyrgyzstan’s U15 national youth football team, the Kyrgyz Football Federation reported.
The grand opening of the new head office of Eldik Bank OJSC took place in Bishkek, marking the 100th anniversary of savings system in the Kyrgyz Republic. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov attended the event.
Cryptocurrency and virtual assets are becoming fully-fledged financial instruments in Kyrgyzstan, bringing with them new challenges — the anonymity of transactions can be used for money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illegal activities.
Kyrgyzstan’s banking sector holds a substantial volume of liquidity, yet small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to face a shortage of development financing, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank. The ADB estimates that the system has accumulated around $1.3 billion in exces
The duration of lessons for first-grade students in Kyrgyzstan’s schools has been increased. The changes are outlined in the basic curriculum plan for the new 2026–2027 academic year, approved by the Ministry of Education.
Around 150 students from Kyrgyzstan who traveled to Germany under the summer employment program Ferienjob say they may be left without work and accommodation. The company Samara Academy, which organized the trip, has partially denied the claims.
The Osh City Hall and Araket project have signed an agreement to build a clinic in the new Alai-1 and Alai-2 residential areas. The City Hall of the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan reported.
Over the past three years, Kyrgyzstan has purchased modern equipment worth 40 million soms to assess the seismic resistance of buildings. Deputy Minister of Architecture, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan, Talantbek Imanakun uulu, stated during a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh Committee on the Fuel and Energy Complex, Subsoil Use and Industrial Policy.
From January to March 2026, Kyrgyzstan exported 152.8 tons of honey, valued at 37.3 million soms ($426,600). This figure demonstrates growing demand for domestic honey in foreign markets and the expanding export potential of Kyrgyz beekeepers. The Ministry of Agriculture reported.
One of the largest projects in the history of Kyrgyzstan’s mining industry has officially begun in the highlands of Issyk-Kul region — the development of Togolok gold deposit. The project is considered strategically important for the country’s economy and, for the first time in independent Kyrgyzstan’s history, is being implemented entirely using domestic resources and funding.
Due to the introduction of «Carpet» plan in Moscow, flight schedule between Kyrgyzstan and Russia has been changed. The press service of Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC reported.
An international Center for Civilizational Studies, Manas and Mahabharata, has been opened in Bishkek to conduct comparative research on the Kyrgyz epic Manas and the Indian epic Mahabharata, while promoting academic and cultural cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and India.
Tajikistan has nearly halved its undernourishment rate over the past decade, but food insecurity and access to healthy diets remain major challenges for a significant share of the population, according to a new regional report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The
Tajikistan and Iran have moved to deepen a relationship steeped in close cultural ties, holding talks on trade, security and the environment last week even as conflict in the Middle East weighs heavily on Iran. Sherali Kabir, Tajikistan’s industry and new technologies minister, and his Iranian count
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, Adylbek Kasymaliev, participated in a ceremony to hand over 370 new official vehicles equipped with modern digital technologies to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
