Number of regular flights from Bishkek to Moscow increases from one to three, the Russian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan has reported. In accordance with the agreement reached, the government of the Russian Federation decided to increase the frequency of flights between Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic from February 8, the diplomatic mission said. “Instead of one,…
State budget looses billions of soms due to flour smuggling, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Kyrgyzstan, Tilek Toktogaziev, has announced at a press conference. At least 62 flourmills operated in Kyrgyzstan in 2013. The annual flour production reached 450,000 tons. Only eight flourmills are working in 2020. “We have only 150,000 tons…
“Risks of economic downfall remain high, given the increase in the number of new cases of the virus abroad and uncertainty about the timing of vaccination,” Aigul Berdigulova, a Senior Analyst at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), has declared. According to her, worsening dynamics in the industry and construction sector led to acceleration of the…
New excise duty rates for ethyl alcohol and certain types of alcoholic beverages have been established in Kyrgyzstan, the State Tax Service reports. It was done to harmonize excise duty rates with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. Excise taxes on vodka and alcoholic beverages, strong drinks were increased from 100 soms to 120…
Construction of a railway along Balykchi – Kochkor – Kara-Keche route may connect the northern and southern regions of Kyrgyzstan in the future, Kyrgyz Temir Zholu state enterprise reports. The construction project is included in the National Development Strategy of Kyrgyzstan for 2018-2040. “The project is of great social and economic importance, first of all,…
Business Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, press service of the Business Ombudsman reported. The purpose of the memorandum is interaction, establishment of effective cooperation to ensure transparent activities of public authorities. “Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to form directions for business development, implement…
Houses for orphans will be built in Bishkek, Acting Mayor of Bishkek, Balbak Tulobaev, has told at a meeting. According to him, at a meeting with the president elect Sadyr Japarov, the city authorities were instructed to build a multi-storey house for orphans. “Sadyr Japarov said that he would find the money. We will build…