During a meeting with residents of Toktogul district in Jalal-Abad region, President Sadyr Japarov addressed several important topics concerning the country's infrastructure and economic development.
Changes in infrastructure and resources
Osh Market in Bishkek is planned to be moved to a new shopping complex. According to the president's statement, this will happen in March-April 2027. It is worth noting that the head of state's affairs department, Kanybek Tumanbayev, had previously reported different timelines and stages of the work.
Energy situation and tax revenues
On electricity, President Sadyr Japarov forecast that consumption restrictions could be lifted within 2–2.5 years. In taxation, data were presented on the growth of revenues through the taxpayer's personal account. In the incomplete year 2026, 25.4 billion som in taxes were paid. This is significantly higher than in 2024 (1.3 billion som) and 2025 (25.3 billion som). However, the number of reports filed in these years was lower: 1 million in the first nine months of 2026, 1.6 million in 2025 and 3.3 million in 2024.
New financial issues
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has put into circulation 20 and 50 som banknotes of the 2026 series, which carry the main security features.
- Osh Market will be moved to a new shopping complex in March-April 2027
- Forecast for lifting electricity restrictions — in 2–2.5 years
- 20 and 50 som banknotes of the 2026 series have been put into circulation
The meeting also mentioned other events, including the death of Roza Aitmatova, the younger sister of writer Chingiz Aitmatov, who died at the age of 89.
- Tax revenues through the taxpayer's personal account in the incomplete year 2026 amounted to 25.4 billion som
- Over two years, the amount of tax payments grew 19-fold
The discussion also included information about gold at Kyrgyzstan's mines, where, according to the president, metal was stolen in large volumes until 2020.
- Kyrgyzstan has issued 20 and 50 som banknotes of the 2026 series
Overall, the information concerned plans for the development of urban infrastructure, financial stability and the country's energy sector.
