A former customs official in Kyrgyzstan whom corruption activists accuse of defrauding the state of $700 million has been handed a $3,000 fine …
Kyrgyzstan’s Grand Mufti Detained Amid Corruption Scandal
Kyrgyzstan’s top Muslim cleric, Grand Mufti Maksatbek Hajji Toktomushev, has been detained by police amid a corruption scandal. Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said late on …
In 2020, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade volume dropped by 19%
In 2020, the volume of foreign trade amounted to $5.6 billion and decreased by 19% compared to 2019, head of the Department of Summary Works and Distribution of Statistics of the National Statistics …
Kazakhstan Resumes and Increases Flights with Five Countries Starting Feb. 10
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan increases and resumes international flights to Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and the Maldives from Feb. 10, the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee reported. This …
Kyrgyzstan to start COVID-19 vaccination in March
A COVID-19 vaccination campaign will begin in Kyrgyzstan on March 1, the country’s Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev said on Wednesday. Speaking on state radio, the minister said that 504,000 …
Iranian Parliament Speaker calls for creation of financial and trade hub with Russia
Earlier, in an interview with TASS, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Pankin said that the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) (includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) is go …
Iran wants abolition of visas with Kyrgyzstan
We established very unique format of cooperation between countries of our region and EU – President Aliyev Politics 15:42 One of British companies is involved in city-planning in development of …
UNDP developing app to drive employment in Kyrgyzstan amid widespread pandemic driven job cuts
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working on the development and launch of a mobile application to help Kyrgyzstan’s citizens …
South Korea lifts visa restrictions for citizens of Kyrgyzstan
The process of issuing visas of the Republic of Korea for citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic has been resumed, the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported Monday, Trend reports citing Kabar …
Switzerland and WFP help urban Kyrgyz families overcome pandemic hardship
Over the last 25 years Switzerland has granted more than CHF 450 million to Kyrgyzstan in the form of technical, financial and humanitarian support. For more information, please visit *https …