On August 20-21, 2026, a regular training seminar for employees of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, devoted to virtual assets and international standards for their regulation, was held in Bishkek. The event was organized by the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA). Vera Strobachova-Budvei, Head of the OSCE Economic Governance Unit, and S.K. Abdygaziev, Member of the Board of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, welcomed the participants.
During the seminar, OCEEA experts covered a wide range of key topics, including blockchain technology, types of virtual assets, the activities of virtual asset service providers, tools for analyzing blockchain transactions, standards for combating the financing of terrorism and money laundering, as well as current trends in tokenization and stablecoins. A separate hands-on session was devoted to working with crypto wallets and blockchain explorers. A separate practical session was devoted to working with a crypto wallet and blockchain explorers.
Participation in the event allowed the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic to continue its planned staff training and strengthen their professional competencies in the area of virtual asset financial regulation. The knowledge and practical experience gained will be used to further refine approaches to regulating and supervising the virtual asset market in the Kyrgyz Republic.