During his working visit to Turkmenistan, Adylbek Kasymaliev participated in narrow-format and expanded-format meetings of the CIS Council of Heads of Government. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported.
First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Daniyar Amangeldiev, participated in a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission Council via videoconference. During the meeting, 18 issues were considered, 13 of which were adopted without discussion.
According to preliminary estimates, the gross domestic product for January—April 2026 amounted to 602,786.1 billion soms. Compared to January—April 2025, it increased by 12.4 percent, the National Statistical Committee reported.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Togolese Republic, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, arrived in Kyrgyzstan on an official visit at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported.
Supply of drinking water to several districts in Bishkek will be stopped from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 22. The press service of the City Hall reported.
A project to neutralize hazardous chemical waste stored for over 15 years on the site of the former Crystal plant has begun in Tash-Kumyr. Practical work will begin in November 2026, and completion is planned for 2027.
The European Union’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia includes three companies from Kyrgyzstan. The sanctions package also prohibits transactions with one Kyrgyz commercial bank.
President Sadyr Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan, despite having significant water resources, still has to purchase electricity from neighboring countries.
Accounts allegedly linked to former State Committee for National Security (SCNS) chief Kamchybek Tashiev have appeared on social media and are spreading false information, the head of the Presidential Administration’s Information Policy Service, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, said in a social media post.
A regional cultural, development, and investment forum Teskey Issyk-Kul will take place on July 3 on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake. The event will serve as a platform to discuss a long-term development strategy for the region and attract investment.
The sustainable development of Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, requires large-scale investments in energy, transport, water infrastructure, and logistics. This was stated at the session «Investing in Central Asia: Opportunities and Partnerships» at the EDB International Forum.
It is proposed to tighten penalties for delayed payment of wages, pensions, allowances, stipends, and other social benefits in Kyrgyzstan. The law was signed by President Sadyr Japarov.
Chinese companies proposed building a plant for the production of urea and nitrogen fertilizers in Kyrgyzstan. The project was discussed during a working visit by Erlist Akunbekov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
The Chinese engineering company China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd. has been selected as the EPC contractor for the construction of key production facilities at Togolok gold deposit.
One of the largest projects in the history of Kyrgyzstan’s mining industry has officially begun in the highlands of Issyk-Kul region — the development of Togolok gold deposit. The project is considered strategically important for the country’s economy and, for the first time in independent Kyrgyzstan’s history, is being implemented entirely using domestic resources and funding.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Turchin, who arrived in the country on an official visit, held a bilateral meeting.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov spoke at the expanded meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana, calling for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to become a platform for technological partnership and joint innovation.
Since the beginning of 2026, there has been a fundamental shift in the structure of foreign financing. Total foreign investment has increased 2.4 times to 16,639.9 billion soms. Data from the National Statistical Committee say.
The Board of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has decided to keep the discount rate at 12 percent. This decision comes into effect on May 26, 2026, the press service of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
On May 22, Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliev, along with other members of Parliament, met with Natalia Kochanova, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, as part of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly events in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The Zhogorku Kenesh’s press service reported.
