The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic’s representative office in the Batken region held a joint event on February 11, 2026 with the Batken Business Association, bringing together local commercial banks, the Batken Department of the Tax Service and business communities to cover prudent money use and spending, tax legislation, and the development of QR codes in the Kyrgyz Republic, including national QR standards and rules for making payments using two-dimensional barcode symbols.