On August 18, 2023, an extended meeting took place at the office of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, focusing on discussions related to issues within the business community.

Preliminary efforts are planned to identify the key systemic challenges currently faced in priority sectors of the country's economy and to determine potential business-oriented solutions. As a result of these discussions, the primary parameters for survey interviews with business representatives have been prepared.

The following participants were present at this meeting:

Mr. Temir Argembaevich Sariev, Member of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Mr. Kanatbek Aziz, Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Ms. Gulnara Turarovna Uskenbaeva, Member of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and President of the Association of Suppliers (Producers and Distributors).

Mr. Murat Kartaybekovich Mukambetov, Representative of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund.

Mr. Almazbek Obosbekovich Musabekov, Staff Member of the Secretariat of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

On August 18, 2023, a meeting took place between the Head of the Secretariat of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. U.A. Kydyrbaev, and the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, and a member of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. T.A. Sariev.

During this meeting, discussions were held on the collaboration between the Secretariat of the Investment Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic. Plans for joint cooperation were outlined.

On April 26, the Secretariat of the Business Development and Investments Council under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Open Government Partnership conducted Forum “OGP for improvement of business environment and investment climate”. The Forum was conducted in frame of the memorandum of understanding and cooperation signed between two Secretariats.

Currently Secretariat of the Business Development and Investments Council under the Government of the KR is actively promoting improvement of the business environment and attractiveness of the investment climate. A lot of issues raised at the BDIC platform are correlating with main principles of the OGP initiative; these issues as regulation of inspections, licenses and permits, digitalization of state services, introduction of one-stop-shop principles and many others. Business community has expressed high interest in cooperation with the OGP in order to improve business environment and investment climate.

Forum participants have discussed status and implementation of the commitments in frame of the first OGP National action plan. Additional attention was raised towards commitments aimed at improvement of entrepreneurship. Moreover, participants have considered and discussed additional proposals for inclusion into the OGP National action plan. As a result of the Forum, participants have approved Forum resolution included all proposals raised by business community and representatives of state organizations.

On November 2 the Secretariat of the Business development and investments Council under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Secretariat of the Business Development and Entrepreneurship Council under the Speaker of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic signed the renewed Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation on increase of public-private dialogue between business community and public organizations. On behalf of the Secretariat of the Council under the Speaker the new Head of the Secretariat Mr. Arzymatov Abdilla has signed memorandum.
The main objective of the signed document is to improve cooperation between parties of the MoU on legal aspects regulating business environment, as well as raise awareness of the stakeholders on importance of the public-private dialogue in the Kyrgyz Republic.
The parties of the MoU agreed to cooperate through the following activities:
• Exchange of actual information and experience;
• Conducting of the common conferences, forums, seminars, round tables and other events;
• Discussion and considering of legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic during the events organized by Secretariat of the Business Development and Entrepreneurship Council under the Speaker of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Discussion and considering of legal regulation of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic during the events organized by Secretariat of the Business Development and Investments Council under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Conducting of common researches, development and preparation of analytical overviews.