“Kyrgyzstan’s exports to Russia skyrocketed from $393m (€352.8m) in 2021 to more than $1.07bn (€0.96bn) in 2022, indicating a significant uptick in trade activities that facilitate Russia’s …
Russian Entities Using Kyrgyzstan’s Crypto Industry to Evade Sanctions: Report
Russian individuals and groups are using Kyrgyzstan’s cryptocurrency ecosystem to evade international sanctions, according to research from UK-based blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs.
Houses made of rice blocks drive Kyrgyzstan’s eco-friendly revolution
Residents of the Kyrgyz region of Batken discover the benefits of rice for home building. “Over the past five years, we have sold materials for the construction of 300 houses”, says Nursultan …
Kyrgyzstan remains tight-lipped over crypto exchange facilitating huge financial flows to sanctioned Russia
Officials in Kyrgyzstan have remained tight-lipped about the Grinex crypto exchange registered in the country on which $9.3bn was reportedly moved over four months using a new cryptocurrency token, …
State Tax Service: Almost every second resident of Kyrgyzstan is property tax payer
Property tax is one of the key types of taxes almost all citizens of Kyrgyzstan encounter, Azamat Pazylov, Head of the State Tax Service’s Debt Collection Control Department, stated on radio on July 2 …
Kyrgyz Banks Tighten Restrictions on Russian Transactions Amid U.S. Sanctions Pressure
Banks across Kyrgyzstan are tightening restrictions on financial transactions involving Russian companies, citing fears of U.S. secondary sanctions, the RBC news website reported Monday. According to …
Kyrgyz Banks Tighten Restrictions on Russian Transactions Amid U.S. Sanctions Pressure
Banks across Kyrgyzstan are tightening restrictions on financial transactions involving Russian companies, citing fears of U.S. secondary sanctions, the RBC news website reported Monday. According to …
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Takes Helm Of Dev’t Fund With Kyrgyzstan
The RKDF was established by Russia and Kyrgyzstan under a bilateral agreement signed on November 24, 2014. The Fund aims to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries, support the …
The “show arrests” in Kyrgyzstan
Visits to local administrations by the head of the Bishkek security services, Kamchybek Tašiev, have ended in sensational arrests. The senior official describes the fight against corruption as …
Forced Into Underage Marriages, Kyrgyz And Tajik Girls See Dreams Derailed
In Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, teenage girls are commonly forced to marry before reaching adulthood, in spite of laws setting the minimum age of marriage at 18. RFE/RL spoke to two teenagers who were …