President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a state visit.

The President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met the leader of Uzbekistan at Manas International Airport.

The heads of state and their wives watched a concert program with the participation of Kyrgyz artists.

As part of the state visit, the leaders of the countries will discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, prospects for further deepening...

The external debt of the EAEU states decreased by USD61.7 billion, or 8.6% as of October 1, 2022. This is stated in the data of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

The reduction was observed in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

In all states, since 2020, there has been a decrease in external debt as...

Minister of Finance of Kyrgyzstan Almaz Baketaev met with World Bank Regional Director for Sustainable Development for Europe and Central Asia Sameh Naguib Wahba and Head of the World Bank Office in Kyrgyzstan Navid Hassan Nakvi.

During the meeting, issues of cooperation were discussed, in particular, on the implementation of infrastructure...

For two months, starting from November 19, the Bank of Asia marked through the stock market gender bonds for 11.75 million som. It is reported by the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange.

This is less than 15% of the total issue, which is 82 million som. The bank's gender bonds are included in...

On January 25, commercial banks purchased $7.5 million at interbank foreign exchange auctions. Such data are reflected in daily trading statistics.

The amount increased by 53% compared to the January 24 auction, when banks bought $4.9 million.

The trades opened at 86.1 som for the US dollar, showing an increase of 0.06%...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan can supply each other with goods that are now imported from near and far abroad. This was announced by the head of the presidential administration of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov at the opening of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek business forum.

According to him, Uzbekistan can import goods worth $500 million from...

There are barriers and obstacles that hinder the realisation of opportunities for entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Temir Sariev, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kyrgyzstan, spoke about this at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek business forum.

According to him, today there are not enough checkpoints between the countries in the...

The external debt of the EAEU states decreased by USD61.7 billion, or 8.6% as of October 1, 2022. This is stated in the data of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

The reduction was observed in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

In all states, since 2020, there has been a decrease in external debt as...

In 2022, restrictions on money transfers were introduced in Kyrgyzstan. This was announced on January 26 at a press conference by the head of the payment system department of the NBKR Aibek Sultanaliev.

According to him, in order to ensure the country's security, stabilize the situation in the domestic foreign exchange...

Following the results of the business forum Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, a solid package of agreements was signed totaling more than US$1.6 billion in the chemical, electrical, automotive, textile industries, agriculture, production of building materials, leather goods and other areas.

Here are the main documents:

1. The roadmap on cooperation in the field of agro-industrial...

The dollar edged up on Thursday after sinking to an eight-month low against peers ahead of U.S. economic data, with investors expecting a recession to encourage the Federal Reserve to slow down its monetary tightening push.

A gloomy U.S. corporate earnings season stoked recession fears in the world's largest economy, sending...

Gold prices dipped on Thursday as the dollar firmed, while investors awaited a host of U.S. economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve's strategy on interest rate hikes.

Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,936.82 per ounce by 1159 GMT, after earlier hitting its highest since April 2022 at $1,949.09. U.S....

Copper prices barely budged for a seventh consecutive session on Thursday, with top consumer China on holiday and markets awaiting the release of U.S. growth data that could offer guidance on the Federal Reserve's next policy move.

A weakening dollar and hopes for stronger Chinese demand after the nation ditched its...

Employees of the Department of Chemicalisation, Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Ministry of Agriculture carried out quarantine phytosanitary control over domestic agricultural products in the amount of 17 thousand 338 tonnes, intended for export at the border and on the territory of the republic. This was reported on the...

Chicago soybean futures declined on Thursday, as rains across Argentina’s farm belt boosted crop prospects, easing concerns about supply disruptions resulting from a severe drought.

Wheat lost ground after two days of gains, as snowfall in U.S. Plains improved prospects for the winter crop.

“Most of Argentina will get rain at one...

On January 26, Minister Daniyar Amangeldiyev met with Director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Lee Jongsu and discussed priority areas of bilateral cooperation.

The minister noted that one of the priority areas for Kyrgyzstan is the development of a green economy and sustainable agriculture.

“One of the tools for green...

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Natural Resources has launched a workshop for the separate collection of waste in the Issyk-Kul region. The waste sorting line is located and operates in Saruu village. This was reported by the press service of the department.

According to her, the goal of the...

The second waste sorting point has been launched in Bishkek. This was reported by the press service of the mayor's office.

According to her, it is located on Kerimbekov Street near the Bishkek Park shopping centre.

“A special eco-site for primary sorting of waste was built taking into account national and international...

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadir Japarov, is on a state visit to this country on 26-27 January. Prior to higher-level meetings, a business forum Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan was held with the participation of representatives of the business circles...

Oil prices rose 1% on Thursday on expectations that demand will strengthen as top oil importer China reopens its economy and on news U.S. crude inventories have risen less than expected.

Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 0.9%, to $86.90 a barrel by 1046 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...

British and Dutch wholesale gas prices gained ground on Thursday morning due to a drop in Norwegian gas flows and higher demand from the power sector.

The British within-day contract rose by 6.00 pence to 150.00 p/therm by 0937 GMT, while the day-ahead contract was up 4.00 pence at 152.00 p/therm,...

The construction of the Uzbekistan-China-Kyrgyzstan railway is expected to start in late 2023 or early next year. President of the Kyrgyz Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Temir Sariyev, announced this at the business forum held in Bishkek.

“As for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction project, it is very promising. For a long...

The Russian market opened trading on Thursday, January 26, with an increase in key indicators. The Moscow Exchange index in the first minutes of the main session rose by 0.55% to 2,182 points, the RTS index rose by 0.41% to 991.03 points.

Leading shares are gold miners Polymetal (+2.08%), Seligdar (+1.66%),...

Russia’s Transportation Index has grown by almost 9% since the beginning of 2023, leading in terms of growth rates among other industry indices of the Moscow Exchange.

Globaltrans has the highest weight in the formula for calculating the index value (share of 27%), whose receipts have risen in price by 10%...

The volume of exports of sawn timber (board, timber, veneer) from Russia in 2022 decreased by 20.8% and amounted to 23.328 million cubic metres, calculated in the Federal State Budgetary Institution Roslesinforg.

"In monetary terms, according to preliminary estimates, we can expect an increase in profits from export deliveries due to...

The Russian rouble recovered from one-week low as tax payments loomed on Thursday. By 1236 GMT, the rouble was 0.4% stronger against the dollar at 69.02, having earlier hit 69.73, its weakest point since Jan. 18.

It had pared losses to gain 0.3% to trade at 75.18 versus the euro and...

World output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3.0 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent in 2023, while China's economic growth is forecast to accelerate to 4.8 percent this year, according to a UN report launched on Wednesday.

Amid high inflation, aggressive monetary tightening and heightened uncertainties, the current...