A Kyrgyz lawmaker has called on the country’s National Investment Agency to follow the example of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in attracting foreign investment.
Speaking at a meeting of parliament’s Committee on International Affairs, Defense, Security and Migration, MP Zhyldyz Sadyrbaeva said the two neighboring countries account for about 95% of all investment in Central Asia. She added that investment levels in Kyrgyzstan have remained largely unchanged over the past five years.
«Over the past five years, according to your data, about $1.5 billion has been attracted at best,» she said. «Therefore, I believe the agency should take a more active role in attracting investment.»
In turn, Deputy Chairman of the National Investment Agency Meerimbek Koichumanov said that Kyrgyzstan attracted $885 million in investment between January and September 2025.
«For January to September 2025, the figure reached approximately $885 million. Full data for 2025 is expected later, but a 25.5% increase was recorded in the first quarter of 2026,» he said. He added that the country attracted $1.2 billion in 2023 and $1 billion in 2022.
Separately, the Coordination Council on Macroeconomic and Investment Policy under the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a baseline scenario for Kyrgyzstan’s socio-economic development for 2027 to 2031.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan reported $14.9 billion in foreign direct investment in the first nine months of last year, a 10.9% increase compared with the same period in 2024. Major investors included the Netherlands, China, Russia, the UAE, Qatar, Switzerland, South Korea, Belgium, France and Germany.
