Mikhail Nadel, a Russian banker once accused of looting Kyrgyzstan’s biggest bank, has stepped down from the board of a UK financial technology firm that was recently censured by regulators for …
Kyrgyzstan: Domestic Violence Against Women, Girls with Disabilities
Women and girls with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan experience abuse including rape, beatings, neglect, and humiliation, often by those closest to them.
Kyrgyzstan: A Cautionary Tale for Revolutions
As a rash of popular uprisings shook the Middle East, there was a humble suggestion that the trend originated in Kyrgyzstan, a small Central Asian nation known to the world chiefly as the stage of two …
CNEEC ready to make significant investments in building HPP in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, December 9. The China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC) is ready to make substantial investments in construction of a hydroelectric power station in Kyrgyzstan …
Gangsta Tears? After Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Strikes At Organized Crime
We’ve seen Kyrgyzstan’s top crime boss gunned down by security services and a reputed godfather in Uzbekistan arrested. But experts warn it could take years to understand the consequences of the …
Kyrgyzstan: Government puts tax plan on ice amid protests
The government of Kyrgyzstan tried to face off with bazaar traders in an attempt to boost revenues, but it has blinked amid concerns that their anger could escalate into large-scale protests.
Kyrgyzstan ambassador helps cut ribbon at grand opening of ‘symbol of unity’ Jannat Restaurant in the northwest suburbs
Jannat Restaurant is owned by Mirlanbek “Mir” Nurmatov and managed by Kanatbek “Kanat” Satinbaev, who grew up together as cousins in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan before immigrating to the …
ADB Supports Kyrgyzstan’s Agribusinesses Through Grants And Loans
Since joining the ADB in 1994, Kyrgyzstan has received 208 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance from the bank, amounting to a total of $2.5 billion.
Kyrgyzstan to change design of flag after president blames it for country ‘being on its knees’
A man wearing a Kyrgyz national hat poses with national flags before a rally marking the Day of Flag and the Day of Kolpak in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan The Central Asian nation’s flag, adopted in 1992 …
Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations
After a December 1 meeting in Tajikistan, security officials on both sides are proclaiming success and promising progress.