BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 18. The number of ATMs (automated teller machines) in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 2,146 units as of June 30, 2023, Trend reports.
According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, the number of ATMs in the country increased by 105 units compared to the beginning of 2023.
The majority of these ATMs (795) were located in Bishkek. The lowest number of ATMs (85) was found in the Talas region.
The number of ATMs in the other regions of the country is as follows:
- Osh region: 347 ATMs.
- Jalal-Abad region: 284 ATMs;
- Chuy region: 218 ATMs;
- Issyk-Kul region: 209 ATMs;
- Batken region: 121 ATMs;
- Naryn region: 87 ATMs.
Meanwhile, the total number of active banking payment cards in Kyrgyzstan reached 6.102 million as of the end of June 2023, which is an increase of 16.6 percent since the beginning of the year.
The majority of these cards (3.247 million, or 53.2 percent) belonged to the national payment system "Elcart." The remaining 46.8 percent, or 2.855 million cards in the country, were issued by international payment systems.
At the same time, there were 53.6 million payment card transactions made in the country in the first half of 2023, which is 74 percent greater than during the corresponding period of 2023.