Investment Protection

Presently, the Kyrgyz Republic is a party to bilateral agreements on mutual support, encouragement and protection of investment (capital expenditure) with more than 20 countries, including countries such as USA, Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, India, South Korea, the United Kingdom and others.

These documents provide foreign investors with the most favored nation treatment at the level of international legal relations and create a national-wide business environment. In addition, these documents reinforce the investment protection standards for foreign investors and guarantee the fundamental rights and freedoms such as free transfer of income and payment, guarantees for payment of compensation in case of expropriation and other, as well as establish the principle of subrogation and incorporate the regulations governing the disputes. Below is the full list of countries Kyrgyz Republic has such bilateral agreements.

China

Turkey

USA

Iran

Pakistan

Malaysia

Armeniya

Azerbaijan

France

Ukraine

Indonesia

Uzbekistan

Great Britain

Kazakhstan

Georgia

India

Germany

Switzerland

Belarus

Mongolia

Tajikistan

Swiss

Moldova

Austria

The Czech Republic

Slovakia

Double Tax Treaty

The Kyrgyz Republic has also signed Double-Tax Treaties with 27 countries and 3 countries are pending. Below is the list of Double Tax Treaties in force.

Austria

Belarus

Canada

China

Estonia (pending)

Finland

Georgia (pending)

Germany

India

Iran

Kazakhstan

Korea Republic

Kuwait

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Moldova

Mongolia

Pakistan

Poland

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland

Tajikistan

Turkey

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom (pending)

Uzbekistan

The Kyrgyz Republic has also signed Double-Tax Treaties with 27 countries and 3 countries are pending. Below is the list of Double Tax Treaties in force.

International Agreements

Kyrgyz Republic joined the United Nations (UN) in 1992.  Kyrgyz Republic became a member of several international organizations such as: the UN Environment Program (UNEP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO).

Since 1991 the country is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In 1993 Kyrgyz Republic joined the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Kyrgyz Republic permanently cooperates with the following international organizations:

• World Bank (WB),
• Asian Development Bank (ADB),
• Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and others.

Since 1992, the Kyrgyz Republic is a member of the Economic Commission for Europe. Kyrgyz Republic’s cooperation with the Global Environment Fund (GEF) is also expanding.