Construction of the new Balykchy—Cholpon-Ata railway has begun in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. President Sadyr Japarov gave start to the project by taking part in a capsule-laying ceremony at the site of the future railway.
Tajikistan continues to record one of the strongest economic growth rates in Central Asia, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in its June 2026 Regional Economic Prospects report . The EBRD estimates that Tajikistan’s economy grew by 8% year-on-year in the first
A powerful mudflow has hit Chatkal district of Jalal-Abad region.
At the request of Western partners, Kyrgyzstan is currently undertaking the liquidation of 50 legal entities that, in their assessment, may have been involved in transactions presenting elevated sanctions-related risks. Bakyt Sydykov, Special Representative of the President for Sanctions Policy and Minister of Economy and Commerce, stated.
Construction of a modern vaccine warehouse has begun in Bishkek at the capital’s Center for State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance. The Center’s press service reported.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed an order appointing Almaz Azhygulov as Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) and Director of the SCNS Cybersecurity Coordination Center. The presidential press service reported.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit the southern Philippines, killing at least 15 people. The aftershocks destroyed buildings, caused power outages, and raised the risk of a tsunami.
President Sadyr Japarov took part online in the ceremony marking the handover of apartment keys in a new residential complex Asman Residence, located in the village of Zhany-Aryk in Yntymak rural administration of Kara-Suu district.
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
Construction of a new school has been completed in the village of Saruu in Dzheti-Oguz district of Issyk-Kul region, the Ministry of Construction reports.
Kyrgyzstan will begin preparing financial reserves in advance for earthquakes, mudflows, landslides, and other natural disasters. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Disaster Risk Financing Strategy for 2026–2030.
President Sadyr Japarov amended the Decree «On National Projects, Implementation of which is of Strategic Importance for the Country.»
Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev demonstrated to Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksander Turchin the operation of a waste processing facility. According to the press service of the municipality, they visited the Bishkek sanitary landfill.
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.
President Sadyr Japarov signed the Decree «On the Development of Interregional Student Mobility in the Kyrgyz Republic.» The presidential press service reported.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has named Nodira Mansurova as its next regional head for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan , and Turkmenistan, putting her in charge of operations in three Central Asian markets where the bank has invested more than €2.5 billion combined. Mansurova wi
The state-owned enterprise Kyrgyz Temir Zholu and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have begun preparing a feasibility study for the construction of a logistics center at Ivanovka railway station.
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic has conducted an environmental campaign in Issyk-Kul region. The measures focused on inspecting wastewater treatment systems at resort and health facilities, as well as restricting the circulation of polymer plastic bags in retail outlets, the ministry’s press service reported.
An official delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic, consisting of heads of relevant agencies, held talks with the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) on a project to provide residents of Osh region with clean drinking water. The Ministry of Agriculture reported.
Kyrgyzstan has approved measures under the Concept of Demographic Policy until 2040 aimed at tightening the regulation of tobacco and alcohol, including a complete ban on nasvai, raising the minimum legal age for purchasing alcohol and cigarettes to 20–21, as well as restricting their sale and advertising.
