Author: Kenneth Drake

The Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan plans to place a debut issue of bonds in Russian rubles worth 1 billion rubles on the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange on December 15. The head of the ministry, Almaz Baketaev, told reporters. According to him, the bonds will have a circulation period of two years and a coupon rate of 14.5 percent per annum. «We have a cooperation agreement with Gazprombank. One of the points concerns the placement of bonds. We held a meeting with 40 Russian investors on planned bond issues on December 5 in Moscow. We will conduct the placement through the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange in order to pump it up. The issue of bonds in rubles can create a precedent for placing government bonds on the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange in different currencies to diversify sources of financing and expand the…

Brussels (4/11 – 25) It’s an old story, a broken record: war crimes in the Middle East, encouraged and stoked by outsiders with their own agenda. Israel, offended and humiliated by the 7 October attacks for which they had repeatedly been warned by Egypt. Hamas, encouraged and bankrolled by Israel initially, in its effort to undercut the appeal of Al-Fatah, has turned into Frankenstein’s Monster, breaching a border that was trumpeted as the most invincible in the world, with 24/7 surveillance, sensors to detect tunnels, full camera coverage and on and on – yet several thousand Hamas warriors parachuted in…

Regions of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan intend to develop cooperation in tourism, Azernews reports, citing 24.kg News Agency. According to its data, specialists of tourism departments of Fergana, Andijan and Namangan regions made working trips to Osh, Jalal-Abad and Arslanbob. The issues of strengthening regional cooperation in the tourism sphere, in particular, the possibility of implementation of joint projects, increasing the flow of mutual tourists were considered during the talks. The sides voiced the proposals on infrastructure development in the spheres of culture, history, trade, crafts and sports. Source : Azernews

As of the end of October 2023, grain crops (excluding legumes, rice and buckwheat) were harvested from an area of 579,500 hectares in Kyrgyzstan, which is 1.2 percent more than in the same period last year. The National Statistical Committee reported. It is noted that 1.6 million tons of grain were threshed in the original registered weight, which is 15 percent less. The decrease in threshing volumes is due to a decrease in the yield of cereal crops by 28 percent compared to 2022. Due to abnormally high temperatures this summer during the growing season, the gross harvest of wheat decreased by 25.8 percent and barley — by 29.5 percent. Earlier it was reported that Russia would ban the export of wheat. A draft government decision has been published banning the export…

Frankfurt (3/12 – 12) The relatively rapid cohesion of disparate nations, historically competitive or even at war with one another, into the European Union came about in part because of the ongoing threat from the Soviet Union. The specter of a tank invasion from Warsaw Pact nations, today forgotten, was such a reality that the German government kept a major portion of its gold bullion across the Atlantic. The USSR, an ally in World War II after being double-crossed by Hitler – remember the “Non-Aggression Pact signed in Moscow by von Ribbentrop and Molotov – was soon appraised as a…

More than 20 highly qualified precision medicine specialists from Saudi Arabia volunteered to conduct cardiac surgeries and catheterization among adults in Kyrgyzstan from November 10-17. The charity action is carried out through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the Al Balsam Foundation for Training and Health Development at the Research Institute of Heart Surgery and Organ Transplantation and at the National Center of Cardiology and Therapy named after Academician Mirsaid Mirrahimov in Bishkek. Doctors will perform about 60 cardiac catheterization surgeries and 17 open-heart surgeries free of charge. This action aims to support the national health care sector of…

The World Combat Games are taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Azernews reports, citing 24.kg News Agency. In the first days, Kyrgyzstanis won four medals. Nazim Nurlanov won a silver medal at a karate tournament. In the weight category up to 75 kilograms, he lost to an athlete from Turkey in the final. Sambo wrestlers from Kyrgyzstan won three bronze medals. Zhamalbek Asylbek uulu (up to 88 kilograms), Beknazar Zheemyrzaev (up to 98 kilograms) and Miraida Medetbek kyzy (up to 65 kilograms) took the third places. The World Combat Games will end on October 30. Source : Azernews

Over the seven months of this year, 1 thousand 202.9 tons of oral and dental hygiene products were imported for 367 million 851 thousand soms, which is 149.06% less than in the same period last year. In January – July last year, 2 thousand 995.9 tons of funds were imported. The main supplier of toothpaste and other oral and dental hygiene products is Russia. From there, 744 tons of these goods were imported for 171 million 150.5 thousand soms. Oral and dental hygiene products for seven months were supplied from South Korea (95.6 tons for 28 million 722.2 thousand soms), UAE…

The Service on Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, in collaboration with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, hosted an Annual K9 competition commemorating National Police Day. The competition will feature K9 units from four government entities, including the State Service for Execution of Punishments under the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Service on Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic.…

Germany intends to conclude agreements with six countries, including Kyrgyzstan, on combating illegal migration. It will allow illegal migrants to be quickly returned to their homeland. The German publication Deutsche Welle writes about this. According to the publication, the German government is now negotiating with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Moldova, Kenya and Colombia on a migration partnership that provides for the rapid return of illegal migrants to their homeland. Negotiations with the two Central Asian countries have already progressed quite far, the publication notes. At the beginning of May, a memorandum of understanding was signed with Uzbekistan, and at the end of September – with Kyrgyzstan.…