Kyrgyzstan’s former president Sooronbay Jeenbekov has left the Central Asian country, his representative said Tuesday, as investigators consider opening a criminal probe into his role in a crackdown …
UNDP helps launch mentoring programme for women entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan
Business Association JIA in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched ‘Development and Implementation of …
Foreign investors banned from future mining projects in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s new president, the populist Sadyr Japarov, has banned foreign companies from future large mining projects for gold and other minerals …
From former Soviet Kyrgyzstan comes new book on Lenin’s 150th
Published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lenin’s birth and conceived in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, Lenin 150 (Samizdat) is an outstanding collection of essays, poems, and photos.
Fruit and vegetable safety in Kyrgyzstan
A new FAO project involves Kyrgyzstan and improving food safety management in the country’s fruit and vegetable sector. The work is funded by a $570,000 contribution from the Standards …
Kyrgyzstan bans foreign companies from future mining projects
Canada’s Centerra Gold is the largest foreign investor in Kyrgyzstan. It mines gold at Kumtor, Kyrgyz largest gold deposit …
Justice Or Revenge? The Case Of Kyrgyzstan’s Abdil Segizbaev
The former head of Kyrgyzstan’s security service, Abdil Segizbaev, was soundly defeated when he ran for president on January 10. But he used his campaign to criticize the eventual winner, Sadyr …
Native son: the rise of Kyrgyzstan’s Sadyr Japarov
As the rise of Kyrgyzstan’s new nationalist leader shows, “traditional” norms and symbols can be effectively revived and deployed for very modern aims.
Native son: the rise of Kyrgyzstan’s Sadyr Japarov
As the rise of Kyrgyzstan’s new nationalist leader shows, “traditional” norms and symbols can be effectively revived and deployed for very modern aims.
Completing Transformation From Prisoner To Kyrgyz President, Japarov Sworn In
Sadyr Japarov, in jail on hostage-taking charge just three months ago, has been sworn in as Kyrgyzstan’s president after his landslide election victory earlier this month.