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1. www.mineconom.gov.kg
Plan of the Government of the Kyrgyz
Republic on Export Development for
2015-2017

2. Goal and Objectives of EDP
GOAL is to develop the competitive export potential for
sustainable economic growth
Objectives:
а) Creating basic conditions for achieving a more
attractive foreign trade regime;
б) Improving competitiveness of goods and the liability
of producers for their goods
Programme of the Kyrgyz Republic of
Transition to Sustainable Development for
2013–2017:

3. EDP is focused on achievement of specific objectives in
areas such as:
• Access to trade information;
• Improving the capacity of economic entities and institutes;
• Trade promotion;
• Export support and promotion;
• Trade facilitation;
• Developing and supporting a quality infrastructure;
• Decreasing the tax burden;
• Providing exporters with access to financial resources.
EDP

4. Export value
Export growth
World market
share
Relative
trade balance
Export
performance
World import
growth
Share of attractive
markets
in world imports
Tariff Advantage
World market
Prospects
World
markets
Product quality
Unit labour costs
Production cost
Process technology
Product and process
Infrastructure cost
Up-/down-stream
linkages
Supporting industries
Competitiveness
Prospects
Domestic supply
conditions
Export potential index
Full-time employment
equivalent
Job creation
Rural development
Poverty reduction
Industrialisation
Foreign currency
generation
Environmental
sustainability
Socio-economic impact
Priority for export promotion
Identification of priority sectors

5. Identification of priority sectors

6. Priority sectors
Tourism
Fruit and
vegetables
Fruits and
vegetables
Raw and
processed meat
Milk and dairy products Clothing
Bottled water

7. Cross-sector functions
• Quality Management
• Trade information and promotion
• Access to finance
• Trade facilitation

8. Results of implementation
MoU were signed with priority sectors business associations;
Cooperation Agreements were signed with foreign TPO for exchange of
trade information;
Support provided to private sector to
participate at number of exhibitions;
Application send to EU to obtain status of GSP+ for the
Kyrgyz Republic and this January EU granted Kyrgyzstan
these preferences;
Draft Concept on development of Guarantee Funds in the Kyrgyz
Republic until 2020 developed.
Register of veterinary products placed on Ministry of Agriculture website.
Sales tax for export of goods and services was canceled.
The requirements of VAT excess refund and
reimbursement are being fulfilled.

9. In frame of joining to the EEU
Within accession to the Eurasian economic
union the national legislation has been brought
into full agreement with legal framework of the
EEU (40 laws and 51 resolutions GKR).
Movement of freights from the countries of participants
of EEU has become simpler - procedure of examination
and registration of freights imported from the country-
participants of EEU was excluded.
Since November 18, 2015 has been cancelled sanitary and
phytosanitary types of control on the Kyrgyz-Kazakh
border.
35 technical regulations of the EEU have come into force.

10.  4 priority customs border crossing points of the Kyrgyz Republic
and 7 veterinary control check posts have been equipped.
 18 Kyrgyz livestock enterprises were included
in the register of companies, which can make
deliveries to the territory of the Member States
of the EEU (Russia and Kazakhstan).
 Checklist for inspections of businesses producing milk and milk
products in circulation in the territory of the Customs Union has
been approved .
30 accredited laboratories and 7
certification bodies were included in the
Unified Register of the EEU.
In frame of joining to the EEU

11. Access to finance
The Kyrgyz-Russian development fund was established.
The Fund began to supply credits to entrepreneurs up to 3
mln. USA dollar through 2 governmental banks since 3
September, 2015
On the project “Financing of Agriculture – 3” 10.2 % of
total loans was issued to the processing industry in 2015.
A mechanism for the capitalization of the guarantee fund
is being developed. Created 5 public funds.

12. Export promotion
 The Kyrgyz Republic took part in the World Exhibition "EXPO " and plans
to participate in the Interstate exhibition " 25 years of CIS : New
opportunities of integration and partnership" exhibition and forum "Eurasian
Week" in 2016 in Moscow .
 The producers, suppliers and exporters who interested in delivery of goods
to foreign markets can address to GE "Center "of a single window". Also,
they can be registered in the GE database as the exporter, for the purpose of
search potential buyers for them in the future.
 For domestic production export promotion on the markets of the Russian
Federation, there was appointed the representative of GE "Center "of a
single window" in Moscow.
 Negotiations with China on trade and economic agreement is in
progress, Agreement, on the one hand, will create conditions for market
access for a large number of goods, on the other hand - preferences for large
investment projects.
 The signing of the agreement on free trade zone with 9 countries: Egypt ,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Tunisia, Israel, Serbia, Singapore and Cambodia is
being worked out.

13. Agreement on free trade between the
Eurasian Economic Union and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Agreement is signed, ratified and come into
force at the 5th of October, 2016. Agreement
with Vietnam provides the possibility of
increasing exports of raw tobacco and alcohol
products.

14. Access the Vietnam market
Diary products 0%
butter 0%
alcohol (vodka, beer) 0% in 10 year
oil products 0% in 12 year
tires 0% in 5 year
steel 0% in 5/10 year
cars 0% in 10 year
Product Conditions of access

15. Protection of the market of EEU
all kinds of meat
tea, coffee
sugar and confectionery
Pipes from steel
Automobile and trucks, tractors
Jackets, suits, leather footwear

16. Schedule of decrease in an average
rate of the customs duty
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
BR EIF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Вьетнам ЕАЭС
BR – a base rate of the customs duty EIF – the introduction of the Agreement in force

17. Thank you for your attention!
Meerim Momunzhanova
Senior specialist of the Trade Division
Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic
Office:00 996 312 624951
Mob.:00 996 772 950500
Email: meerim.momunzhanova@gmail.com