This week's events in Kyrgyzstan were characterized by marked decline in tension in society, which increased due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease in the regions of the country since mid-month.
In this regard, it is indicative that the country's railways are operating at full capacity. At the same time, the requirements for the use of cash registers have been strengthened. Government agencies reported that agriculture remains an important part of the country's economy, and therefore support to farmers will continue. As a result, an increase in grain yields is expected, although the country has not yet reached the level of providing itself with all kinds of important food products. The introduction of rules to goods in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has continued in terms of mandatory marking of goods and compliance with the rules. Like all countries in the world, Kyrgyzstan has also not escaped a decline in its GDP, and international organizations have continued to financially support the republic.
As a whole, the week in Kyrgyzstan has turned out to be more encouraging due to the activation of the work of various enterprises, farms and the business stratum of the country.
Rail transport. Kyrgyz Temir Jolu (Kyrgyz Railways) National Company State Enterprise of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Transport and Roads announced this week that it provides timely and full transportation of cargoes of economic entities by rail.
According to the results of 6 months of 2020, the volume of cargoes transported by the enterprise amounted to almost 3.2 million tons, or 330.2 thousand tons more than for 6 months of 2019. The growth was 111.6%.
The report says that Kyrgyz Railways National Company carries out transportation of humanitarian cargoes by rail at the expense of its own funds.
Cash register requirements. This week it was announced that according to the Resolution of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, a number of requirements for the use of cash registers have been approved.
In particular, the procedure for registration and use of cash registers, issuance of technical opinions and the formation of a register of cash registers, technical requirements for cash registers and requirements for technical service centers of cash registers, requirements for the operator of fiscal data, standard rules of operation of cash registers were approved.
Benefits for farmers. It was announced that 8,371 farmers were granted loans under the “Agriculture Financing-8” Project.
According to Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Agriculture Erkinbek Choduyev, the amount of concessional loans was KGS 4.2 billion.
He also said that in 2020, over 204 units of agricultural machinery out of the planned 250 units were leased out. In spring, the law on state subsidy in seed production began to be implemented. Preferential seeds were issued 30% lower than market prices by KGS 9 million 30 thousand. The minister added this work will continue in the autumn-winter period for winter wheat and barley.
To provide bread. This week, it was announced that in order to ensure food security in the era of pandemic, this year the Kyrgyz Republic plans to increase the amount of wheat sown.
Agriculture Minister Choduyev reported as of today, 247.5 thousand hectares of wheat are sown in Kyrgyzstan.
"Due to the grave epidemiological situation in the country, food security is a priority for the ministry. Bread and bakery products are one of the most important products in the era of the pandemic. In this regard, at the moment it is considered to increase the sown area of wheat by 300,000 hectares, of which 220 hectares - in autumn and 80 - in spring," he said.
More wheat. As part of the harvesting company in the Kyrgyz Republic, regional and oblast headquarters for the coordination of harvest suffering have been established, which have already begun their work.
Erkinbek Choduyev, the Minister of Agriculture, reported that organizational work is being carried out in Chui, Talas and Dzhalal-Abad Oblasts state administrations, and according to their information, wheat yields in these regions are higher than last year.
"As of today, 225,000 tones have been threshed, with barley yielding almost 1.7 quintals and wheat yielding 2.8 quintals more than last year. Now work is under way to increase the area of winter wheat, it is planned to increase its sown area to 220 thousand hectares. There is a prerequisite that its yield will be 25% higher than spring wheat," the minister added.
Three of nine. As of today, Kyrgyzstan is able to provide three out of nine vital foods, the agriculture minister said this week.
These are milk and dairy products, potatoes and melons. According to Choduyev’s data, for the other six types of food, Kyrgyzstan is busy importing substitution.
"The state of the republic's domestic food market, including imports, is as follows: bread products - 101.5%, potatoes - 105.8%, milk and dairy products - 133.2%, meat - 61.6%, vegetable and melon crops - 92.9%, berries - 27.1%, poultry eggs - 78.8%, sugar - 86.8%," the minister said.
EEC and milk. Last week, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) amended the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) technical regulations "On the Safety of Milk and Dairy Products”.
According to the Kyrgyz economy minister, the document was amended with requirements for "reconstituted milk", which is included in the category of dairy products packaged in consumer packaging. The amendments will allow producers of reconstituted milk to identify it, packaged in consumer packaging and put into circulation as "reconstituted milk".
"So far, producers of reconstituted milk have been forced to use a less attractive name for consumers - "milk drink" instead of "reconstituted milk," the report says.
The decision of the EEC Council comes into force after 180 calendar days from the date of official publication on the Commission's website.
The list of labels. This week it became known that from May 1, 2021 a ban on the circulation of non-marked products on a number of items will be introduced.
Relevant amendments were made to the Kyrgyz Government’s Resolution "About procedure for making separate goods means of digital identification in the Kyrgyz Republic”, dated Oct. 17, 2019.
The need for "work on the mandatory digital marking of alcohol and tobacco products imported into the country, was voiced at a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz Parliament), when Kubatbek Boronov was approved for the post of the Head of Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, - said the Ministry of Economy.
Extension of the deadline. The mandatory marking of tobacco products with digital identification means has been extended until Oct. 1, 2020, and of alcohol products - until Nov. 1, 2020.
According to the State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, this decision was taken in order to ensure the consistency of tax policy in the framework of the introduction of an electronic system of fiscal procedures, the effective introduction of marking of individual goods by means of identification, as well as in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection in the country.
At the same time, a pilot (experimental) project on marking with digital identification means of tobacco products will be held until Sept. 30 this year, and until Oct.31 - alcoholic beverages and shoe products.
What about the country's GDP? Kyrgyzstan's GDP in January-June 2020 made KGS 228 billion, down 5.3% from January-June 2019.
According to Economy Minister Sanjar Mukanbetov, the growth of industry has amounted to 0.1%, negative trends were observed in construction, where the decline in volumes was almost 10%, while in agriculture, on the contrary, there was an increase in volumes by 1.6%.
"International financial institutions predict a decline in the world economy from -3 to -10%, and the World Trade Organization forecasts a decrease in world trade turnover to 30% as a whole," said the minister.
Tax-free goods. The Eurasian Economic Council (EEC) Council decided to exempt from import duty goods imported to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) territory: personal protective equipment, disinfectants, diagnostic reagents, certain types of medical equipment and materials.
According to Minister Mukanbetov, the decision covers medical goods being imported (already imported) to the Union from March 16 to Sept.30, 2020.
"In order to prevent shortages in the EAEU domestic market, a ban was imposed on the export of certain types of food products from the Union - onions, garlic, turnip, rye, rice, buckwheat, millet, cereals, coarse flour and grain pellets, crushed buckwheat grain, finished food products made of buckwheat, crushed and crushed soybeans and sunflower seeds," the minister said.
Funds from the World Bank. This week it became known that the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved financing for three projects in the Kyrgyz Republic aimed at helping mitigate the unprecedented health, economic, and social challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the press service of the World Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic, the financing to the Emergency Support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ($50 million); Social Protection Emergency Response and Delivery Systems ($50 million); and CASA-1000 Community Support Project (COVID-19) Additional Financing ($21 million) will be provided on highly concessional terms through the International Development Association (IDA).
Half of the funding in each project will be allocated in the form of a grant, which requires no repayment, while the other half is a credit with a 0.75% administrative fee, with repayments spread out over 38 years, and a six-year grace period.
Kabar News Agency
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