On July 05, the Business Development and Investments Council under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic conducted Donors Coordination Working Group Meeting on Private Sector Development. The main agenda of the meeting was Export and Trade Promotion programs and initiatives. During the meeting representatives of international donor community provided brief presentations of their programs and projects relevant to export and trade development and promotion. Thus ITC, GIZ, JICA, USAID, UNIDO, UNDP and IFC have shared current project and potential project ideas in pipeline.
Also the SECO and OECD field mission representatives have participated at the Working Group Meeting. They have shared information on mission objectives and potential projects intervention areas. The Investment Council has shared brief information from the IC meeting’s agenda relevant to the export and trade promotion, such as improvement of tax administration; optimization of customs regulation; development of agro-products certification laboratories; improvement of international logistic procedures; and others.

On March 24 Business Development and Investments Council under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in cooperation with the Analytical Center “BizExpert” conducted Round table “Business Agenda”.
The main objectives of the initiative “Business Agenda” was to raise the most vital priorities of the business community on the level of the National strategy, as well as motivate business community to proactively define favorable business climate in Kyrgyzstan. This initiative arose considering the finalization of the Sustainable Development National Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic 2013-2017. Durign the Round table business associations have presented main priorities and challenges for the private sector in frame of the Sustainable Development National Strategy’s new phase.
The Head of the Business Development and Investments Council Mr. Talaibek Koichumanov provided presentation and noted that the effective process of the Public Private Dialogue is main criteria for the democracy and economic growth.
Mr. Koichumanov has stated: “Business Agenda provides new approach for regulative reforms. This “smart” approach considers thorough analysis and consultation with the business community every step starting from idea development to legislation implementation. Moreover, the general concept of the regulative state policy has to be defined, as well as the feedback system and tools to improve regulative decisions. Business Agenda consists of clear measures on various business directions and industries, as well as managerial solutions to build capacity of the state management to improve economic development”.

On January 27 the Parliament fraction Onuguu-Progress conducted meeting of the fraction. The main agenda of the meeting was discussion of the new Tax Code. Earlier, business community had announced general appeal with concerns on quick and non-transparent process of TC adoption as well as statement on necessity of more comprehensive consideration of the TC. The Parliament fraction Onuguu-Progress has responded to the appeal of the business community and conducted number of meetings with discussion of the new TC. Business Development and Investments Council has arranged meetings and provided process of dialogue between business community and Parliament of the KR. During the meeting of the Parliament fraction, the Minister of economics of the KR has informed that the new working group was founded to study and develop new draft of the TC as well as Regulatory Impact Analysis and other supporting documentation.
As a result, the Parliament fraction Onuguu-Progress has made a decision to withdraw current draft of the new TC, provide fair and equal participation of the business community in the process of TC discussion, as well as provide mutual discussion and hearings of the new TC.

On October 25, the head of the Business and Investment Development Council - Koichumanov Talaibek as well as Council’s Parliament Liaison Officer - Ashyrkulov Kuban participated at the meeting of the Parliament profile committee on economic and fiscal policy. The general information, mission, objectives and working principles of the BIDC was presented at the meeting of the profile committee.
Besides, Council provided proposals on increasing effectiveness of cooperation and interaction between the Parliament profile committee and Council. Some of the Members of Parliament raised additional questions on the activity of the Council, as well as main problems and concerns within the current agenda of the Council.