Author: Farkhad Mirzaev

Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general ranks. The decree on conferring general ranks was signed by the country’s president, Emomali Rahmon, on September 7th. According to this decree, there are now three more generals in the Agency for State Financial Control and Anti-Corruption. The rank of Major General of Justice was awarded to the head of the Finance and Economic Department, Fazliddin Khodjazoda, the head of the Special Operations Department, Abdurakhmon Davlatzoda, and the head of the Agency for GBAO, Zoir Gafurzoda. The rank of Major General of…

The newly created Oxus Acquisition Corp is a next step for Kenes Rakishev to acquire companies specialized in the red-hot area of energy transition, batteries and EV’s. Kenes Rakishev, who is heavily involved in the modern tech investment scene rolls out his strategy to acquire more assets. Oxus Acquisition Corp, created by Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev, wants to raise $ 150 million to acquire a company specializing in technologies in the field of «energy transfer». The prospectus of the IPO of Oxus Acquisition, which plans to get a listing on NASDAQ, was published on the website of the US Securities and Exchange…

The matter of funding the air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries will be discussed at the meeting of the heads of the CIS countries’ governments, said Sergey Lebedev, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee, reports Sputnik Belarus. A meeting of the permanent representatives in the statutory bodies of the CIS is taking place today in Belarusian capital Minsk, at the headquarters of the CIS, during which the agenda of the next meeting—in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan—of the Council of Heads of Governments of the CIS member countries will also be discussed. “Today it…

Brussels (21/08 – 30) US President Joe Biden invited Central Asian leaders to a summit in the US. The American leader expressed hope to discuss the continuation of joint work and common goals in the second half of September. “I look forward to the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly, where we will make progress on the most important issues in the lives of our peoples,” Biden wrote in the invitation letter. Within the framework of the UN General Assembly, a summit of the leaders of the countries of Central Asia and the United States (CA5 + 1) is…

A second Kyrgyz citizen, who was part of the private Wagner mercenary group, has been detained on a charge of taking part in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, relatives and several sources told RFE/RL. The 27-year-old man from the Naryn region of north Kyrgyzstan, left the country for Russia in 2020. Russian police arrested him in 2021 on suspicion of carrying drugs and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.The father of two, whose identity was not disclosed, was detained on August 1 after returning from Russia, according to his wife.”My husband was detained under false accusations. He was always…

At first glance, it might seem strange that a group of Utah cowboys are in Kyrgyzstan, the former Soviet republic in Central Asia. Kanton Vause, Eli Bangerter, Ladd Howell and Jace Nicveta represent Team USA and are competing in the Kok-Boru World Cup. Kok-Boru is a traditional horse sport with a history that is centuries old. In its competitive format, two teams of four riders each compete to gain possession of a headless goat carcass and then throw it into a goal for points. Sometimes called “rugby on horses” or “the most dangerous sport in the world,” Kok-Boru is definitely not…

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov instructed to carry out a major reconstruction of the State Circus building. Sadyr Japarov visited the State Circus named after A. Izibaev on Friday. He examined the condition of the building, got acquainted with the working conditions of its employees and had a conversation with them. Earlier, information about the deplorable state of the circus building was repeatedly published in the media. In a conversation with the staff, the head of state noted that a project for the major reconstruction of the circus had been developed, the necessary funds would be allocated and repair work would begin in the near future. In addition, to date, the issue of appointment of a new director of the institution remains open. According to the…

The government of Kyrgyzstan has acquired an NVIDIA supercomputer with a capacity of 1 petaflop, which allows performing 1 quadrillion operations per second. As stated recently in the Presidential Administration, Ulut Soft сorporation is currently working on a project to introduce artificial intelligence processing information in the Kyrgyz language. The AI will have to recognize speech in Kyrgyz, transcribe it, analyze and compose texts. These programs will be used in the scientific and educational fields, as well as in mass communications and stenography. “We must make sure that different technological assistants also speak Kyrgyz. This is important for all of…

The roast coffee market in Kyrgyzstan was equal to 6.50 million USD (calculated in retail prices) in 2015. Until 2025, the coffee market in Kyrgyzstan is forecast to reach 16.62 million USD (in retail prices), thus increasing at a CAGR of 10.04% per annum for the period 2020-2025. This is an increase, compared to the growth of about 9.07% per year, registered in 2015-2019.The average consumption per capita in value terms reached 1.13 USD per capita (in retail prices) in 2015. In the next five years, it grew at a CAGR of 7.52% per annum. In the medium term (by…

Kyrgyzstan Sports include this unusual variety of polo. Dead Goat Polo may not be the most charming name for a sport, but it certainly does what it says on the tin. Raiding and kidnapping the neighboring village may no longer be as acceptable as it once was (though bride-napping remains in vogue), but in its place, the Kyrgyz have a surrogate pastime that offers the same outlet for aggression and a similar showcase for horsemanship. Each weekend in summer, and on a number of special occasions, too, mounted armies up to 200 men strong go head to head in hundreds…