The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that its Chair, Almaz Baketaev, met Swiss National Bank Chair Martin Schlegel in Washington on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings to discuss deepening the two central banks’ strategic partnership. Both sides reaffirmed their readiness to strengthen cooperation, focusing on the exchange of expert knowledge and the development of joint training programmes. The central banks also highlighted the effectiveness of their long-running partnership in areas including the implementation of monetary policy and improvements to the infrastructure for monetary operations.