BISHKEK. Oct 2 (Interfax) – The auction for the sale of Alfa Telecom (branded as Mega), one of Kyrgyzstan’s largest cellular operators, which was scheduled for October 2, has been postponed until …
Tajikistan hands control over border airports to armed forces
Tajikistan’s president has, in a move that some are reading as a response to recent bellicose remarks by the head of Kyrgyzstan’s security service, transferred control of almost all airports in …
Rapist ‘cuts off his 36-year-old ex-wife’s nose and ears in horrific hours-long attack and forces her 10-year-old son to watch the torture’
Azamat Estebesov, 39, tortured his ex-wife Asel Nogoibaeva, 36, ‘for hours’ as their horrified son was forced to watch the barbaric knife attack at their home in Kyrgyzstan. Estebesov, who had been …
Italy turns to Kyrgyz shepherds to revive Sardinian farming
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Italian economy news every morning. Italian farmers have turned to their counterparts in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan …
Woman’s Brutal Assault Highlights Police Failures in Kyrgyzstan
On Wednesday morning, Bermet (not her real name), a 36-year-old Kyrgyz woman, was found drenched in blood at her home in the Bishkek suburbs, with her nose and ears cut off and multiple knife …
In Kyrgyzstan, parents wish for sons. Too many girls, and they start to worry
I discovered this later in life. In Kyrgyzstan, parents often wish for sons. When a girl is born first, it is no problem – a son is still likely to come. When the second child also turns out to …
Women Are Thriving in Kyrgyzstan’s Budding Tech Scene
(Bloomberg) — Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked nation in Central Asia, has few natural resources on which to draw. Its gross domestic product is near $11 billion for a population of 7 million people. Russia …
Kyrgyzstan has ‘the balls’ to send Russia parts crucial to making tanks, trade data suggests
By bne IntelIiNews Chinese exports of ball bearings to Kyrgyzstan—which if re-exported to Russia can end up in Russian tanks on the Ukraine battlefield—are up around 2,550% from 2021 levels, according …
Wb To Fund Major Projects In Kyrgyzstan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 18. The World Bank (WB) is prepared to finance substantial projects in Kyrgyzstan, including those in the energy sector, water purification, …
Projects To Be Implemented By Wb In Kyrgyzstan Next Year Named
According to Ruslan Tatikov, the new partnership program encompasses all key issues outlined in Kyrgyzstan’s national development program until 2026, supports the country’s new initiatives, and …