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FREE ECONOMIC ZONE “BISHKEK” FROM DREAM TO VICTORY!

FEZ “BISHKEK” 2 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” COUNTRY PROFILE

KAZAKHSTAN

BISHKEK

TALAS

Chuy region

Talas region

Issyk – Kul region

NARYN

Jalal- Abad region UZBEKISTAN JALAL-ABAD

OSH CHINA BATKEN

Osh region

Territory: 199,900 sq. km Language: Kyrgyz, Russian Population: 6.2 mln Time zone: UTC + 6 Capital: Bishkek TAJIKISTAN Currency: Kyrgyz som (KGS) Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 3

Local investors Foreign 35% Total area: Investors: investors

40% 346,09 ha 316 25% Joint – ventures

KARA – BALTA Ak – Chiy Vlg BISHKEK

203,09 ha 5km away from Manas International airport

43 ha On the premises of National Exhibition 100 ha center 60km away from Bishkek 4 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” Developed infrastructure

Electricity Roads Safety

Water pipes Sewage Internet Phone line Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 5 Convenient transport routes

Road network Manas International Airport Railway 6 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” PRODUCTION

Sewing products

Paints and varnishes

PVC building materials Electric convectors

LED floodlights and underwater lamps Solar and heating systems Pool roofs, filter stations Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 7

Printing and packaging Twines and products plastic wrap Cold drinks

Innovative technologies Dietary supplements and vitamins

Facing slabs Agricultural of natural products processing stone

More than 100 types of products are produced on the territory of FEZ «Bishkek» 8 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek”

Customs preferences Tax preferences

Raw materials, goods imported into the Residents of FEZ “Bishkek” FEZ “Bishkek” from the territory of EAEU are exempt from the following taxes: and Kyrgyz Republic are not subject to customs duties.

land tax sales tax When exporting goods to EAEU market - property tax 0.25% of the customs value % Income tax of products 0

If raw materials for the production of products are imported from countries Special currency regime outside the EAEU, then the customs duty is paid on a part of foreign raw materials according to the EAEU CTT Free import and export of foreign currency Banking services Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 9

office premises from $ 11 per month

land plot - from 1 $ up to $ 3 per 1 sq.m. Low per year leasing low cost of water and cost energy resources

Low payment for the right to carry out activities and granting benefits in FEZ production and «Bishkek» upon goods warehouse premises export -from $ 1.5 per 1 sq.m. per month a) to the territory of EAEU and b) other countries to the territory – 1% from of Kyrgyz Republic proceeds – 2% from proceeds 10 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” Services:

Special machinery Construction technical Design and supervision Recycling construction of Kindergarten buildings

Barbershop Driveways

Fire service

Security

Rest zone Medical center

Accommodation

Garbage removal

Zoo Shops

Own Food boiler room points Architectural and Bathhouse design documentation coordination Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 11 WHY FEZ “BISHKEK”? You get an opportunity to

Reduce Reduce the Residents of Prohibition of production costs payback period of FEZ “Bishkek” of interference the investment investors’ rights by supervisory and investment authorities protection guarantees (Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on investment activities)

Increase the Reduce the Representation of competitiveness need for residents interests of the enterprise working in interaction with capital state bodies (Article 10 of FEZ in Kyrgyz Republic Act) 12 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” HOW TO BECOME A RESIDENT OF FEZ “BISHKEK”?

Statement (containing information) List of documents

Information Copy of constituent 1 documents

Copy of the taxpayer registration 2 form

A copy of the certificate of state registration at the 3 Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic

on the proposed on the area of Business plan activity the required 4 land plot Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 13 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF FEZ «BISHKEK»

KEY SOCIAL ECONOMIC SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

Assistance in the Creation of jobs, Attracting direct Innovative development improvement of investment and technologies of the economy living standards export - oriented and advanced of the Kyrgyz of the population, industries management Republic and increase expansion experience domestic employment rate implementation producer’s goods and qualification promotion in the of the labor force world market 14 | Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” ATTRACTED INVESTMENTS VOLUME

1400 1 bn 188 mln 1200 KGS

1000 722

800 mln (according to KGS preliminary data for 10 months) - 389 600 425 mln, mln 555 KGS thousand 400 203 KGS mln (period 100 KGS pandemics) 200 mln KGS

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” | 15 DEAR BUSINESSMEN AND INVESTORS! Since 1995, Free Economic Zone «Bishkek» has been a territory for successful business in Kyrgyz Republic.

Qualified workforce Economic attractiveness

Favorable geographic location

Availability of export Free access preferences to to the EAEU Europe under the countries Developed GSP program market infrastructure Availability of the resource base

Welcome to FEZ «Bishkek»! 303 Ch. Aytmatov Avenue, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic General Directorate of FEZ “Bishkek” Tel: +(996) 312 55 13 16, +(996) 312 551 316 Fax: +(996) 312 60 02 11 E-mail: [email protected] Website: WWW.SEZ.KG