Good to see another opinon piece from Baktygul and Sasha’s first contribution, a thought-provoking look at the financial obstacles entrepreneurs face if they try and do business honestly.
Things here in Bishkek have been pretty quiet on the surface - and a little slippery underfoot after the capital enjoyed/suffered first snowfall last Wednesday - […]

With the arrival of the new government earlier this year, the residents of our sunny republic had high hopes of a bright and happy future. Certainly, there was a change of authorities, but in all other respects life has stayed the same: the same problems, misfortunes, the same sore spots and issues still being […]

I’ve been continuing to think about the real situation here and what the chances for improved development in Kyrgyzstan actually are. Here, one wants to refer to statistics to give us an idea of where we are.
Kyrgyzstan has an agricultural-based economy, despite the fact that the country is 95% mountainous and only 7% […]

Thinking about the economic situation in Central Asia and trying to find out what the differences and similarities between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are, I’ve come to the following conclusions.
While searching the information on Kyrgyzstan’s country profile through websites I came across a catchy description of Kyrgyzstan that said: “No whistles and bells, just a […]