Bishkek to view new sanctions on Kyrgyz banks as attempt to hinder national development - Kyrgyz presidentKyrgyzstan will consider the new U.S. sanctions imposed on the country's banks as an attempt to hinder the national development, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said in an interview with the Kabar news agency."After the United States imposed sanctions on the Keremet Bank, accusing it of transferring funds for sanctioned goods and supporting Russia, we made a decision that only one bank should conduct ruble transactions under the full control of the state, with daily reporting. The Capital Bank became such a bank. If, following our steps, the U.S. continues to impose sanctions on Kyrgyz banks, it could be seen as an attempt to impede the Kyrgyz Republic's development," Japarov said.The reports posted on social networks linking the decision to carry out transactions in rubles exclusively through the Capital Bank to Alexei Shirshov, who is a companion of the son of deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and who allegedly assists the Kyrgyz authorities in circumventing sanctions imposed on Russia, are false rumors, Japarov said.As transactions in rubles are conducted only through the state-owned Capital Bank, "those banks that used to make good money on ruble transactions have now been deprived of that profit," Japarov said. "They are displeased and spread false rumors," Japarov said. (ICE ALMATY)

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