Head of the National Investments Authority under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Umbriel Temiraliev has revealed many promising opportunities that can be pursued by the Qatari and Kyrgyz sides to launch economic and commercial projects, especially in view of the distinguished relations between the two countries that will be further boosted by the historic visit of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to his country.
In an interview with Qatar News Agency , the Kyrgyz investments official said that HH the Amir's visit builds new relations between the two countries, especially in the field of economic, trade and tourism cooperation, stressing the existence of a real desire in his country to consolidate cooperation in these areas that herald a promising future.
Reviewing various possible trade opportunities between the two countries in the field of agricultural products, fruits, meat and forest products, he said his country has organic, natural products that can be exported to Qatar, while Qatar has extensive experience in the construction and infrastructure sector, an opportunity to benefit from its leading experience in the sector.
He called on Qatari businessmen to explore promising investment opportunities in his country, especially since Kyrgyzstan enjoys a distinguished geographical location in the heart of Central Asia, making it a starting and transit point for goods and products to Central Asian countries and other neighboring countries, in addition to facilities offered to foreign investors, including tax exemptions and rental lands on which factories are built as well as other incentives for investment.
He also noted his country's interest in the thriving real estate sector in Kyrgyzstan, which Qatari investors can enter, along with tourism projects, green energy projects, and electricity generation in many power plants across the country.
From this standpoint, the historic visit of HH the Amir opens the door to discussing all these projects and steps for building a prosperous future for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, he said.
He stressed that opening direct flights between the two countries would also contribute to encouraging the two sides to take more steps for trade and economic rapprochement.
In this context, he revealed that foreign airlines, led by the Qatar Airways Group, are allowed to invest in establishing a Kyrgyz national carrier and benefit from the promising future that air traffic will witness in Bishkek, given its tendency towards more openness in this sector.
He stressed that the State of Qatar has been and remains one of the main and most attractive trade and investment partners for Kyrgyzstan for many years, thanks to its big economic potential and its leading position among the most dynamic developing countries.
At the end of his interview with QNA, the Head of the National Investments Authority proposed the organization of a working group visit for the agency to Doha to present investment projects in the fields of energy, tourism, agriculture and infrastructure, and the organization of a Qatari-Kyrgyz business forum to present investment projects of the Kyrgyz Republic in the priority sectors of its economy.
Source: Qatar News Agency