On November 29, within the premises of the Secretariat of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, a series of working meetings took place to monitor previously adopted decisions during the Investment Council meeting held on February 11, 2023.

Key representatives from the National Agency for Investments under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Land Resources Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the PPP Center presented updated information regarding the implementation status of the decisions made by the Investment Council.

During the meeting, the parties discussed further collaboration to ensure the effective implementation of the decisions taken at the Investment Council meeting.

On November 30 in Bishkek, a portal for obtaining information on regulatory documents, ELICENSE.GOV.KG, was introduced to business community representatives and government agencies.

Currently serving as a pilot project, the portal allows the acquisition of information on regulatory documents from four government bodies. In the near future, the portal is expected to expand its offerings and become a unified registry for obtaining all licensing permits from various government bodies.

The online portal enables the private sector to save time by accessing up-to-date information on licenses and permissions without physically visiting government institutions.

During the presentation, the director of "Ulut Soft," the company responsible for developing the portal, conducted a demonstration session on registration and application submission on the portal. The application submission process is fully automated, with authentication through the Electronic Digital Signature and integrated with the Tunduk portal.

It was highlighted that since its launch, the portal has received over 40,000 visits, indicating a positive trend and significant interest from the business community. Notably, aside from Kyrgyzstan, many visits were recorded from countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, the United States, Indonesia, and others, serving as a promising indicator for investment attraction efforts.

*This portal was developed under the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic dated August 16, 2021, No. 144-r, for obtaining necessary licenses for entrepreneurial activities issued by state authorities and local self-government bodies.

The Secretariat of the Investment Council team participated in an investment forum aimed at promoting two pilot agro clusters – dairy production in the Chui region and red meat production in the Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions.

During the forum, projects for establishing agro clusters in three regions of Kyrgyzstan were presented to increase milk and meat production volumes, improve product quality, and ensure market availability. Discussions covered project financing, collaboration opportunities between investors and producers, and the prospects for agricultural development in the country.

Agro clusters are an effective instrument for development.

*An agro cluster is an alliance of partners with common interests, such as producers or agribusinesses engaged in the same agricultural or agro-industrial subsector, collaborating in solving and implementing shared tasks.

Cluster policy is particularly suitable for small farmers and agribusinesses, as it allows for increased productivity, higher sales levels, and the establishment of production with higher added value.

The event saw the participation of representatives from the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, members of the diplomatic corps, international organizations, development partners accredited in the Kyrgyz Republic, financial institutions, the business community, business associations, academic circles, and the media.

The event was organized by the FAO Representation in the Kyrgyz Republic in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Institute of Economic Policy Research of the Kyrgyz Republic.