The opening ceremony of Sogment border post of Charbak outpost, which is part of the Batken Regional Department of the State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, took place in the village of Sogment in Batken district. The press service of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in Batken region reported.
Kyrgyzstan is investing significant financial and human resources in preserving water formation zones, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Erlist Akunbekov, said at an international conference in Tajikistan.
The Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital has opened an additional ward for patients with acute intestinal infections. The hospital’s chief physician, Gulzhigit Aaliev, told 24.kg news agency.
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.
A bill amending the law on the Constitutional Court, initiated by the President of Kyrgyzstan, has been submitted to the Zhogorku Kenesh.
Finance Minister Ruslan Suinaliev, responding to a question from a 24.kg news agency journalist, stated that he considers the growing number of state-owned banks in Kyrgyzstan a positive trend.
On May 23, 2026, the International One Run half marathon was held at Gazprom to Children sports complex in Bishkek, the city municipality reported.
Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sergei Vakunov wrote an article timed to the International Day of Slavic Literature and Culture, in which he stated the importance of the Cyrillic alphabet for the Kyrgyz language, education, and national identity. The diplomat also commented on the periodically raised topic of the possible transition of the Kyrgyz language to the Latin alphabet.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov presented the first issue of the updated «Ala-Too» magazine. He posted a photo on Facebook.
The state stablecoin USDKG, issued by Kyrgyzstan, has been listed on the licensed crypto exchange OSL in Hong Kong. The project representatives reported.
The ceremonial unveiling of the restored monument to Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Ivan Panfilov, the legendary commander of the 316th Rifle Division, formed during the Great Patriotic War in Kyrgyzstan, took place in the village of Panfilovskoye in Chui region of Kyrgyzstan.
A private partner has been selected for the public-private partnership (PPP) project «Construction of a Thermal Power Plant With Digital Infrastructure in Chon-Alai District of Osh region.» The press service of the National Investment Agency reported.
Kyrgyzstan’s gross international reserves as of May 15, 2026 amounted to $9,082 billion, the press service of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
The total number of unemployed people in Kyrgyzstan has reached 104,700, with the overall unemployment rate at 3.7 percent. These figures were announced by Kamchybek Dosmatov, Deputy Minister of Labor, Social Security, and Migration, during the Second National Forum «Employment, Skills, and the Future of Labor: Strengthening Public Employment Services and Informal Education in the Kyrgyz Republic.»
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan approved a large-scale state program «Development of Renewable Energy Sources in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2026–2030: Distribution and Microgeneration.»
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan does not plan to issue Eurobonds in 2026, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet, Daniyar Amangeldiev, said during a meeting with journalists.
The Cabinet of Ministers allocated additional funds to support small and medium-sized businesses and the garment industry. The First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Daniyar Amangeldiev, told journalists as part of the Open Cabinet project.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov addressed heads of state ahead of the elections for non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, which will take place on June 3 in New York.
Members of the European Parliament visited the Ombudsman Institute of Kyrgyzstan and met with Ombudsperson Jamilya Jamanbaeva.
At least 128 people contacted the Bishkek State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance Center regarding tick bites.
