Kyrgyzstan to choose best exporter

“Best Exporter” national competition will be held in Kyrgyzstan in 2017, Information Support Department of the government’s executive office reported. The decision to hold the competition was signed by the Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov. Competition is aimed at increasing export potential of the country, development of the industrial, tourism and agricultural complexes, stimulation of the…

Kyrgyzstan: land tax to increase

Due to changes in calculating land tax mechanism, its rate in Kyrgyzstan can grow 100 times, Chairperson of the Association of Suppliers and Distributors Gulnara Uskenbaeva reported. In the new edition of the Tax Code, which is currently being discussed by the business community, the land tax rate, depending on the area and type of…

Tajikistan: ADB assistance to be around $107 million in 2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released its updated 2017 to 2019 country program for Tajikistan. In accordance with this program, ADB will support energy and road development, improving food security, strengthening investment climate, inclusive health, and sustainable urban infrastructure in the country, according to the message posted on the bank’s website. The indicative financial…

Uzbekistan: sale of state properties simplified

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree “On measures to further simplify and accelerate sale of state properties to be used for business purposes”. The provisions of the decree eliminate bureaucratic barriers to privatization of state properties and contribute to the organization of production at the privatized facilities. The document also simplifies some…