When Kyrgyzstan’s parliament broke for a recess in July … only 20 names were listed as initiators. “In this regard, financial intelligence conducts a thorough check. If terrorist and extremist …
Kyrgyzstan extends application period for potential buyers of 100% of Alfa Telecom
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, …