ABOUT KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
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.
China
Turkey
USA
Iran
Pakistan
Malaysia
Armeniya
Azerbaijan
France
Ukraine
Indonesia
Uzbekistan
Great Britain
Kazakhstan
Georgia
India
Germany
Switzerland
Belarus
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Swiss
Moldova
Finland
Austria
The Czech Republic
Slovakia
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.
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
Kuwait
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Moldova
Mongolia
Pakistan
Poland
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom (pending)
Uzbekistan
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.
