In the first quarter of 2025, microcredit institutions in Kyrgyzstan issued loans worth about KGS 19 billion and served more than 340,000 borrowers, according to the National Bank. This is 30.5% more than in the same period last year. The total amount of funds disbursed also increased by 39%.
Kyrgyzstan is closer than ever to getting off the European Union's aviation blacklist. This event could happen as early as this year and open up new opportunities for the country's aviation sector. However, is Kyrgyzstan's aviation infrastructure ready for new challenges? Will ticket prices come down? Or will flights via Istanbul remain more favourable?
The Council of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund summarized the results of 2023 and the first half of 2024 and approved key strategic decisions. The RKDF financed a record number of projects worth $160 million in 2023, and in the first nine months of 2024 invested more than $100 million in the Kyrgyz economy. By the end of the year, it is planned to increase this amount to $140 million.
