The Anti-Terrorism Center of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS) and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek signed a cooperation plan for 2026, the press center of the SCNS reported.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has amended the list of the country’s strategic facilities.
The official visit of Marlen Mamataliev, Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan, to Germany began on April 17. The parliament’s press service reported.
The Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic is testing a comprehensive software-based monitoring system for convicts (as part of the probation system) that integrates modern digital monitoring tools into a single ecosystem.
The United States is building trade relations with Central Asia as a single, unified region with a population of 80 million people. Altynai Asanova, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce, said, speaking on Birinchi Radio.
The Ministry of Labor notes that, according to data from the National Statistical Committee for January 2026, the average salary is: financial sector — 83,277 soms; industry — 68,101; transport — 58,657; construction — 57,472; trade — 55,188; agriculture — 33,813; services — 29,679; healthcare and social services — 30,509; education — 27,352; culture — 27,326; scientific activity — 58,541; information and communication — 80,277; extractive industry — 86,971.
The Innovation Center, a state institution under the Ministry of Science, Higher Education, and Innovation of Kyrgyzstan, presented textbooks published in the state language for higher education institutions.
The overall unemployment rate in Kyrgyzstan stands at 3.7 percent, the Ministry of Labor reported.
The Chairman of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, Almaz Baketaev, met in Washington with Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Martin Schlegel. The talks took place as part of the IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings.
The revenue part of the Kyrgyz Football Union’s budget for 2026 has been approved at $15,577,000. It was announced at the organization’s Congress.
Over the weekend, tourists in Ton district of Issyk-Kul region witnessed a spectacular Salbuurun ethnic show featuring berkutchi, mounted archers, horse riders, musicians and singers. The sound of galloping hooves, the twang of bowstrings and the sweep of huge wings — for several hours, spectators seemed transported to another time.
Holding the F1H2O race in Kyrgyzstan has become an important image-building event for the country and confirmed its readiness to host high-level international competitions. Soyuzbek Nadyrbekov, First Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic, said.
Following the talks between the Presidents of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the parties signed several bilateral documents.
With the assistance of 144 officially licensed private employment agencies, 10,785 Kyrgyzstanis have found work abroad since the beginning of the year, including 5,484 women. The press service of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of Kyrgyzstan reported.
In the first five months of 2026, Kyrgyzstan exported 186.1 tonnes of natural honey, an increase of 33.6 percent compared with January—May 2025. Data from the National Statistical Committee say.
If the government completely deregulates fuel and lubricant prices, the price of AI 92 gasoline could reach approximately 114 soms per liter, while diesel fuel could reach 148 soms. First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Amangeldiev stated in an exclusive interview with 24.kg news agency.
To digitalize the state veterinary control system, ensure transparency of government services, and strengthen food security, inspections of goods imported from third countries are now conducted through the Sanarip VET information system. The Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan reported.
Once the China—Kyrgyzstan—Uzbekistan railway is launched, Kyrgyzstan will break the transport deadlock and become a transit country, President Sadyr Japarov said.
In the second quarter of 2026, the average subsistence minimum per capita in Kyrgyzstan reached 9,873.28 soms per month. The highest figures were recorded for the working-age population—11,063.15 soms. The National Statistical Committee reported.
