Kyrgyz National Bank sells $196 million in tenth 2026 currency intervention
This digest was compiled by AI from multiple sources — links to the originals are below.
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan sold $196.2 million on the foreign-exchange market on August 10, its tenth dollar-selling intervention of 2026. Of that amount, $41 million settled on the trade date and $155.2 million settled on a different date, as cumulative 2026 sales reached $1.668 billion. The official dollar rate was unchanged on August 11 at 87.45 som.
Tenth Intervention
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan sold $196.2 million on August 10, according to central bank data. The transaction included $41 million with same-day settlements and $155.2 million with settlements on a different date. It was the regulator's tenth dollar-selling operation disclosed in 2026. The largest single sale this year was $222.55 million on June 29.
Cumulative Dollar Sales
Total disclosed dollar sales by the central bank in 2026 amount to $1,668.8 million across ten interventions. The August 10 operation alone accounted for $196.2 million. The largest operation of the year remains the June 29 sale of $222.55 million.
Som Exchange Rate
The official exchange rate of the United States dollar held at 87.45 som on August 11, the day after the intervention. The rate was set by the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan at the same level as before. No change followed the central bank's $196.2 million August 10 sale.
What's Next
The central bank has not announced whether it will conduct further dollar sales in August. It remains unclear whether the som will hold at 87.45 per dollar after $1.67 billion in 2026 interventions.
1 source
Kyrgyz National Bank sells $196 million in tenth 2026 currency intervention
