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Kyrgyzstan raises pensions from October 1: Average reaches 11,226 soms
14:21, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 14:21, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV From October 1, 2025, pensions in Kyrgyzstan have been increased. Following indexation, the average...

Kyrgyzstan identifying illegal companies selling Umrah tickets
17:43, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 17:43, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV Monitoring of travel companies offering Umrah services has begun in Kyrgyzstan. According to the...

Minister of Public Health meets several counterparts, heads of delegations participating in ‘6th Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit’
HE the Minister of Public Health Mansoor bin Ebrahim al-Mahmoud has held separate meetings with Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population of the Egypt; Dr Jaleela bint al-Sayed Jawad...

Kyrgyz Authorities Introduce Incentives for Businesses to Avoid Inspections
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan has announced that companies included in the newly created Register of Conscientious Entrepreneurs will receive a range of state-backed privileges, including financial incentives and regulatory...

Kyrgyz-Chinese Trade and Economic Cooperation Center Opens in Chongqing
A new Kyrgyz-Chinese Trade and Economic Cooperation Center has officially opened in Chongqing, one of southwest China’s largest industrial and transportation hubs. According to Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the 300-square-meter...

Health minister holds meetings with counterparts, heads of delegations
Tribune News Network Doha Minister of Public Health His Excellency Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud held separate meetings with Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, deputy prime minister for Human Development and minister of Health and Population of Egypt; Dr...

The Kremlin used cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions and interfere in elections in Moldova
A major data leak from companies controlled by fugitive Moldovan oligarch and Putin ally Ilan Shor revealed how Russia used cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions and interfere in Moldova’s parliamentary elections held this past weekend, as reported...

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan receive $1.9 billion in non-sovereign financing from IFIs in 16 years
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan receive $1.9 billion in non-sovereign financing from IFIs in 16 years AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan collectively received $1.9 billion in non-sovereign financing from the...
Kyrgyz leader seeks death penalty for worst crimes against children and women
BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyzstan’s populist President Sadyr Japarov has ordered the drafting of a bill to reinstate the death penalty for the most serious crimes against children and women. His move followed the killing of a 17-year-old girl, which...

Health minister meets several counterparts, delegation heads at global summit
HE the Minister of Public Health Mansoor bin Ebrahim al-Mahmoud has held separate meetings with Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population of Egypt; Dr Jaleela bint al-Sayed Jawad...

Kyrgyzstan Considers Death Penalty for Child Rape and Murder Cases
President Sadyr Japarov has directed Kyrgyz lawmakers to draft amendments to the country’s legislation that would reinstate the death penalty for child rape, as well as for the rape and murder of women. The initiative comes after the shocking...

International Conference Dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust Convened in Bishkek
On 30 September 2025, the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic named after K. Dikambayev in Bishkek hosted the International Conference dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust. The event was...

President of Kyrgyzstan sets early parliamentary elections for November 30
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree scheduling early elections of MPs of the Zhogorku Kenesh, APA reports, citing 24.kg. According to the decree, the elections will take place on Sunday, November 30, 2025. The Central Commission...

Kyrgyzstan, Belarus Aim To Turn Up Heat On Trade And Investment
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 30. Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met today with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, and discussed the cooperation in...

Sadyr Japarov: If I run for election, I'm confident 90 percent will support me
10:39, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 10:39, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA Five years ago, I was elected with the support of 80 percent of the population. President Sadyr...

Kyrgyzstan Tightening Screws On Imported Vehicles
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, October 1. The Kyrgyz government has thrown a wrench in the works with tough new rules for a certain group of legalized foreign vehicles, effectively keeping them under lock and key within the...

Trade pavilion of Kyrgyzstan opened in Chongqing, China
10:48, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 10:48, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV A trade pavilion of the Kyrgyz Republic has been opened in Chongqing, China. It has received official...

Corruption scheme in army recruitment uncovered in Kyrgyzstan
17:54, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 17:54, 01 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV A corruption scheme in the Ministry of Defense related to the enlistment of citizens into...

Kyrgyzstan calls for accelerated industrial and agricultural cooperation in EAEU
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev took part in a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council that took place in Minsk. The Cabinet’s press service reported. Adylbek Kasymaliev outlined Kyrgyzstan’s...

Global Military Leadership to Convene UN Peacekeeping Chiefs Conclave in India
The Indian Army is all set to host the two-day United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs Conclave, slated to be held in the national capital from 14 October. The conclave will bring together senior military leadership of over 30...