The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has adopted amendments intended to strengthen measures for reducing money laundering and terrorist financing risks in certain banking transactions. The amendments finalize changes to the central bank’s 2019 regulatory framework following consultations earlier in 2026. The revised framework covers commercial banks’ minimum internal control requirements for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, procedures for cash foreign currency exchange operations and related regulatory acts. The central bank did not specify the individual changes or their effective date in the announcement.
National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic adopts amendments to tighten bank AML CFT controls
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has adopted amendments to strengthen controls against money laundering and terrorist financing risks in certain banking transactions. The changes cover banks’ internal controls, cash foreign currency exchange procedures and related regulations.