People in southern Kyrgyzstan near the Tajik and Uzbek borders are demanding action from the new Kyrgyz government and a resolution to decades-old land disputes.
Kyrgyzstan: Perplexity reigns as corrupt ex-customs boss is arrested anew
A notorious, corrupt former customs boss in Kyrgyzstan has been detained yet again. This may be more about politics than battling graft, though …
Kyrgyzstan: Perplexity reigns as corrupt ex-customs boss is arrested anew
A notorious, corrupt former customs boss in Kyrgyzstan has been detained yet again. This may be more about politics than battling graft, though …
A brewing Islamic scandal in Kyrgyzstan
There is trouble at Kyrgyzstan’s parastatal Islamic affairs regulator as its head is squeezed out amid allegations of fraud and corruption …
Reserves of Kyrgyzstan’s National Bank amount to USD 2 bln 740 mln: chairman
As of today, reserves of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan amount to $2 billion 740 million, Chairman of the Bank Tolkunbek Abdygulov said in live broadcast on Birinchi Radio of the Public TV and Radio …
People living with HIV in Kyrgyzstan have won right to adopt
Kyrgyzstan Constitutional Court decided to exclude HIV from the list of diseases that prevent people from adopting children or becoming guardians …
Kyrgyzstan Central Bank Plans to License Crypto Exchanges
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan (NBKR) is planning to license the cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the countries the public interests in digital currencies are growing with the rising Bitcoin pri …
Kyrgyzstan: Customs kingpin behind vast smuggling operation gets $3,000 fine
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 …