Kyrgyzstan National Bank Sells $186.4 Million in Ninth Intervention

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan intervened in the currency market on Tuesday, selling $186.4 million. This marks the ninth such intervention by the central bank in 2026.

Of the total amount sold, $24.8 million was settled on the transaction date, while the remaining $161.6 million was settled on a different date. Following this latest intervention, the total volume of foreign currency sold by the National Bank since the beginning of the year has reached $1.47 billion.

All nine of the bank's currency operations in 2026 have involved selling U.S. dollars; no currency purchases have been conducted. The previous intervention, the eighth of the year, occurred on June 29, when the bank sold $222.55 million.

In 2025, the National Bank conducted eight currency sales, totaling $853 million. In 2024, it carried out 26 currency market operations: 13 purchases of dollars amounting to $369.35 million and 13 sales totaling $675.65 million. In 2023, the bank sold $655.72 million on the foreign exchange market.