The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic hosted a Sept. 2-4 roundtable on central bank front, middle and back office practices in managing international reserves. Representatives from the central banks of Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan participated, extending the National Bank’s recent focus on reserve management capacity building. Discussions covered coordination across the trade lifecycle, from front office execution to middle office risk assessment and control and back office settlement. Participants also examined operational automation and improvements to risk management systems in response to external economic challenges.