The falling dollar rate forced the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan to enter the foreign exchange market again with intervention. The bank bought dollars. As the official website of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan reported, it carried out the third intervention in July. But, unlike the first two, it did not sell, but bought US dollars.…
In 2016, the profit of the National Bank decreased by 42.3% YoY. The Audit Chamber reported on the results of the bank audit last year. As of December 31, 2016, 50 accounts of the Central Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic were opened in the National Bank. 32 of them were…
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan intend to operate new flights to Issyk-Kul. This issue was discussed in Tashkent by officials of the aviation services of two countries. According to the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Kyrgyz Republic, there is an intention to increase the number of flights from Tashkent and possibly other cities of the…
The Ministry of Economy proposes to raise the excise tax on all alcohol in Kyrgyzstan by 10 soms. The ministry submitted the draft government resolution for discussion. The background statement to the document says that excise tax rates for wine stock, wine, cognac and sparkling wine remained unchanged since March 2013, beer – since June…
Foreign investment in Kyrgyzstan fell by a half from $1,573.2 billion in 2015 to $814,000 in 2016, the National Statistics Committee reported. Manufacturing industries accounted for a third of direct investments. Also, a significant share of investments is taken by geological exploration (20.3%), financial intermediation and insurance (22%). There was less direct foreign investment from…
Energy consumption in Kyrgyzstan increased, the National Electric Network of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the operational data of the Central Dispatching Service NENK, electricity consumption in June was 763.14 million kilowatt-hours. The daily maximum power consumption reached 1,465 MW. The peak of daily maximum consumption was fixed on June 21 – 26.79 million…
High growth rates in the economy will be preserved in Kyrgyzstan at the expense of good external conditions. The monthly macroeconomic review published by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) contains such conclusions. It is noted that in January-May GDP growth slowed to 6.8%. In May there was also a decline in output in a number…