Visit of Minister of Trade and Industry
of Egypt, 3 – 6 January 2009

Visit of Economic Delegation from Kyrgyz Republic to MASSA on 17 March 2009

An economic mission led by H.E. Akylbek Japarov, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic visited Malaysia recently and met with representatives from the Government and private sector. Mr Maksutov Nurbek, Head of the “One Stop Shop” Investment Promotion Unit of the Investment Policy Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Kyrgyz Republic, led a delegation to MASSA to meet its members.

The Kyrgyz Republic has a 5 million population and has many areas for potential business linkages. These include:
Hydropower energy: The development of hydroelectric power stations holds great potential for private investors considering eco-friendly projects.
Mining Sector: The country has abundant mineral resources like gold, mercury, antimony, rare metals, tin, tungsten, coal and underground mineral water.
Agriculture: Opportunities abound in the reprocessing of agriculture products as well as the export of the finished goods abroad. This include:
Meat : 187,600 tons
Milk : 1197,600 tons
Wool : 10,600 tons
Tourism: There is huge potential in tourism as the country has unique natural wonders and rich cultural/historical offerings.