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4.87. The Regulatory legal acts (RLAs) do not regulate the procurement directly associated with national security, defence, protection of state secrets, or natural disasters. (...)

4.121. The improvement of the business climate in the country was facilitated through the implementation of the Program for the Transition of the Kyrgyz Republic to Sustainable Development (PTSD) for the Period 2013-2017 , where the policy on regulating the business environment was focused on the following priority areas: (i) creating new approaches in the system of assessing regulatory impact in the development and adoption of management solutions, including those focused on ensuring environmental safety; and (ii) reducing the level of government interference in business, with an emphasis of regulatory policy on the rational use of limited resources and tightening the requirements of environmental protection legislation.

4.141. The [Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam] Agreement covers all areas of trade and economic cooperation. In addition to reducing the rates of import customs duties, obligations of the parties to protect intellectual property rights were provided for, areas of cooperation in the field of sustainable development, (...).

3.15. State support is provided in the form of implementing regulatory functions (norms and rules on mineral fertilizers, animal and plant protection facilities, and policies regarding the use of resources, including land and water), and maintaining the necessary institutional infrastructure.

13. The Kyrgyz Republic continues to apply certain indirect taxes, i.e. VAT, excise tax, and sales tax, on imported goods. In addition, an environmental pollution fee on foreign freight carriers was applied at the border during the period 2015-19. (...)

16. (...) During the review period, three resolutions were issued that imposed export duties on scrap and waste of certain ferrous and non-ferrous metals, raw hides of cattle and horses, and unprocessed or coarsely crushed cut blocks or slabs of limestone.

19. The Kyrgyz Republic applies various types of fiscal incentives. These include: (...) (v) exemptions from corporate income tax and VAT for the production of energy from renewable sources; (...).

28. The Kyrgyz Republic is rich in energy resources, particularly hydropower and coal, and is potentially self-sufficient. (...) The electricity system is relatively small and heavily dependent on a few hydropower generation facilities, and its performance is undermined by financial difficulties, primarily because electricity tariffs are set well below costs. (...)

33. (...) A government programme was established for the development of the tourism sector during 2019-23. Sustainable tourism is also identified as a priority area of development in the National Development Strategy for 2018-2040.

Table 1.1 Selected economic indicators, 2012-19
Employment by activity (% of employed persons)
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2012:0.7; 2013: 0.7; 2014:0.7; 2015: 0.6; 2016: 0.8; 2017: 0.5; 2018: 0.3; 2019: 0.5