ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- After repeated requests, China has offered to let Kyrgyzstan defer a scheduled debt repayment, as the impoverished Central Asian country remains under a cloud of political and economic uncertainty.
International relations
China offers cash-strapped Kyrgyzstan a glimmer of hope on debt
$35m deferral would temporarily ease pressure amid COVID and political upheaval
Workers remove a fence around Kyrgyzstan's house of parliament in Bishkek, which was stormed by protesters in October following the tainted parliamentary election. © Reuters
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