Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan plan to increase mutual trade turnover to $500 million. It was announced at a meeting of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Erlist Akunbekov, with his Tajik counterpart, Sulaimon Ziezoda, in Dushanbe. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved measures to support the jewelry industry. The corresponding resolution was signed by the Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The document was adopted to implement the presidential decree on supporting certain sectors of the economy and the provisions of the Tax Code.
In the first quarter of 2026, frozen fish imports to Kyrgyzstan reached $2,602,600. According to the National Statistical Committee, frozen fish accounts for the main share of demand on the foreign market.
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan is strengthening its oversight of waste recycling companies. Companies that fail to obtain licenses may be subject to administrative penalties.
The European Union has banned transactions involving Kyrgyzstan’s EcoIslamicBank. The decision is included in the EU’s 21st package of sanctions, which will enter into force on August 13, 2026.
Kyrgyzstan sharply increased imports of mineral water, soft drinks, and juices in the first five months of 2026, data from the National Statistical Committee say.
Manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical products in Kyrgyzstan will gain access to preferential lending under a newly approved state support program, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan reported.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, Erlist Akunbekov, met with representatives of approximately ten Chinese companies during a working visit to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (XUAR).
On June 12, the President of Kyrgyzstan signed a decree on measures to improve the tax system and tax administration. According to the document, software and information system developers, bloggers, startups, film, video, and television program producers, and other creative professionals are exempt from paying taxes for five years.
On June 15, administrative penalties for violations of halal industry legislation will come into effect in Kyrgyzstan. Fines of up to 650 calculated rates are provided for releasing such products without supporting documents, violating standards, and falsifying certificates.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree appointing Minister of Economy and Commerce Bakyt Sydykov as his Special Representative for Special Assignments (on sanctions policy and minimizing sanctions risks).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has submitted for consideration a draft resolution introducing amendments to the regulations governing the High Technology Park (HTP). The document provides for strengthened oversight of resident companies and the introduction of new monitoring mechanisms.
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic issued an official statement following the imposition of sanctions on one of the country’s commercial banks, assuring the public that the nation’s financial system remains stable.
Prices for socially important goods in Kyrgyzstan are monitored on a daily basis, Oksana Goryanova, head of the Analysis, Reporting and EEC Cooperation Department of the Antimonopoly Regulation Service, said on Birinchi Radio.
To digitalize the state veterinary control system, ensure transparency of government services, and strengthen food security, inspections of goods imported from third countries are now conducted through the Sanarip VET information system. The Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan reported.
Kyrgyzstan has begun negotiations with several countries to expand its fuel and lubricant supplies. Authorities explain this move by the need to diversify fuel imports amid the unstable global energy market.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov today, July 1, reviewed investment projects for the construction of a modern fish farm and a ship assembly complex in Pristan Karakol settlement during a working visit to Issyk-Kul region.
On June 25, during a working visit to Jalal-Abad region, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov participated in the official capsule laying ceremony at the construction site of Kazarman Cascade of Hydropower Plants in Toguz-Toro district. The presidential press service reported.
President Sadyr Japarov stated that Kyrgyzstan continues to actively build new hydroelectric power plants (HPPs), but a complete solution to the electricity deficit will only be achieved once the Kambarata-1 HPP is commissioned.
