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Meeting of the Investment Council under the president of the Kyrgyz Republic 16 December 2008. On the results of Investment Council Work 2007-2008. Secretary of the Investment Council Т. Koichumanov. Investment indicators. Main barriers to business: examples.
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Meeting of the Investment Council under the president of the Kyrgyz Republic16 December 2008 On the results of Investment Council Work2007-2008 Secretaryof the Investment Council Т. Koichumanov
Main barriers to business: examples • Number of permits and licenses – more than 750 • Inspections of business entities - more than50thousand. • Time for dealing with licenses– more than 290 days
Investment Council Principles of Activity • Permanent control over implementation of accepted decisions • Significance and urgency of raised issues • Implementation of raised issues • Issues for agenda raised by business
Implementation of raised issues • Improvement of position in international ratings • Reduction of inspections by 64% • Reduction of export/import procedures by 23 % • Reduction of time for dealing with licenses in construction complex from 291 to 137 days • Provision of national treatment for establishing the rent for foreigninvestors • Reduction of procedures from 8 to 4 and time from 21 to 15 in business registration
Informing business and population • Web-site of IC – www.investmentcouncil.kg • 3 regional work shops, in Bishkek (forChuy and Talass oblasts), Osh (for south oblasts), at Issyk-Kul (forNaryn and Issyk-Kul oblasts) • 1 enlargedmeeting • 3 investmentforums • 3 round tables • 1 international conference
Developed and approved: • 6 Laws (oninspections, on guillotine, on business registration, on construction complex, on protection of investors rights, on credit information) • 3 Presidential Decrees • 15 Government Resolutions
«Problem Issues» • «Single window» concept in business registration • Implementation of the Presidential Decree on export/import • Guillotine • Introducing e-visa
Plan for 2009-2010 1. Implementation of decisions taken before • Implementation of medium-term plan on “Doing Business” • Implementation of pilot projects on optimization of permissive and regulatory system • Control over implementation of the law on inspections • Implementation of Presidential Decree on export/import procedures • Introducing e-visa
Plan for 2009-2010 2. New issues: • Improvement of tax and customs administration • Leasing degraded irrigated land fromAgricultural Land Reallocation Fund to foreign investors • Improvement of position of the Kyrgyz Republic in international ratings UNCTAD, World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index, Index of Economic Freedom