Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic TALAS KARA-BALTA BISHKEK BALYKCHY KAZAKHSTAN KARAKOL UZBEKISTAN NARYN JALAL-ABAD OSH TAJIKISTAN CHINA
Kyrgyz Republic Area 199,900 km 2 Population - 5 million Languages: state - Kyrgyz official - Russian Capital - Bishkek Head of the state - President National currency - Som (hard currency)
Priority areas of the tourism industry in Kyrgyzstan: Resort-recreation tourism Adventure tourism Tourism on the Great Silk Road Ecological tourism Business tourism
Number of foreign tourists by the purpose of the trip (in percent) 64% 29% 3% 4% business leisure, recreation and rest treatment others
Resort-recreation tourism Resort-recreation zones - 14 Guest houses and houses of rest - 327 Sanatoriums and resorts - 83
Resort-recreation tourism
Resort-recreation tourism
Resort-recreation tourism
Resort-recreation tourism
Adventure tourism Alpine tourist centers 19 Camping-sites 4 Alpine tourist zones - 51
Adventure tourism In June 2003 the 12 th Final of Raid Gauloises World championship on multi-sports was held in Kyrgyzstan 39 teams from 18 countries have taken part in this championship
Adventure tourism Pobeda peak 7 439 m Lenin s peak 7 134 m Khan Tengri peak 7 010 m
Adventure tourism
Adventure tourism
Adventure tourism
Adventure tourism
Adventure tourism
Adventure tourism
Adventure tourism
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Tourism on the Great Silk Road
Ecological tourism National Parks 8 Preserves 6 Biosphere Areas - 3 Special Nature Reserves - 53 Natural Parks 6
Ecological tourism
Ecological tourism
Ecological tourism
Business tourism 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 Tourist arrivels on the purpuses of business (thousand people) 24,6 28,2 2000 2001
Business tourism
Business tourism
Business tourism
Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic Conception of Tourism Development in the Kyrgyz Republic up to 2010 State Program of Tourism Development in the Kyrgyz Republic up 2010
Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic Tourism rules in the Kyrgyz Republic are set forth in the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On tourism" (25 March, 1999 No 34) Since 2001 licensing of tourist activity was abolished
Share of tourism in GDP (in percent) 5 4 3 2 1 0 4,3 4,2 2,5 2,9 2 2,1 1997 г. 1998 г. 1999 г. 2000 г. 2001 г. 2002 г.
Tourist arrivals (thousand people) 120 100 87,4 98,6 139,6 80 60 59,4 48,3 58,8 40 20 0 1997 г. 1998 г. 1999 г. 2000 г. 2001 г. 2002 г.
Tourism revenues (million US dollars) 40 35,7 30 24,4 20 10 7,1 8,4 14,1 15,3 0 1997 г. 1998 г. 1999 г. 2000 г. 2001 г. 2002 г.
The taxation in the sphere of tourism is regulated by the Tax Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (June 26, 1996 No. 25) Income tax Value added tax (VAT) Profit tax Land tax Local taxes and fees
Visa procedure The visa is generally required except CIS countries (Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are not included) The visa is not required for visitors from Turkey, China, Malaysia, Japan and the owners of the diplomatic passports from the industrially developed countries
Visa procedure In countries, where there is no foreign representative office of the Kyrgyz Republic, the diplomatic representative offices and consular institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Russian Federation will provide the services
Visa procedure The list of 28 states, the citizens of which have a right to get visa on the basis of personal applications for the term of up to one month with no registration in the bodies of the Internal Affairs was approved by the Decree of Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (No 213, April 15, 2003)
Visa procedure The simplified registration system of the foreign citizens is in effect. There were implemented the Certificates, on the basis of which the registration is made by hotels and inviting organizations
Foreign Direct Investments Promotion The foreign investments are regulated by Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Investments in the Kyrgyz Republic No 66, March 27, 2003 The State Program for support and attraction of foreign investments
Foreign Direct Investments Promotion Liberal Investments Regime Access to all sectors of economy for the foreign investments Protection of the investments Protection against nationalization and further changes of the legislation National treatment Lack of requirement for local participation Unlimited profit repatriation
Earnings of direct foreign investments in the tourism sector (thousand US dollars) 16000 14000 14338 14145,8 12000 10000 9375,3 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 1204,7 1999 г. 2000 г. 2001г. 2002 г.
The proportion of earnings from direct foreign investments in tourism sector from CIS countries and from foreign countries (thousand US dollars) 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 1999 г. 2000 г. 2001 г. 2002 г. из CIS стран countries СНГ 45 69,1 985,4 1924,8 из Other стран countries вне СНГ 1159,7 14268,9 8389,9 10857,9
International airport MANAS
Hotel «Hyatt Regency Bishkek»
Reconstruction of Bishkek-Osh highway
Hotel «Pinara-Bishkek»
Privatization The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Denationalization and Privatization of the State Property in the Kyrgyz Republic (12 January, 1998 No 1385- XII) The Program of the State Property Privatization in the Kyrgyz Republic during 2001-2003 years
Number of Resorts and Sanatoriums, privatized from 1997 to 2003: 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 19 17 15 15 11 2 1 1997 г. 1998 г 1999 г. 2000 г. 2001 г. 2002 г. 2003 г.
The privatization is conducted by a method of: Auction Commercial tender Direct sale
The basic conditions of commercial competition are: The offered bids for the object Volume of investment Preservation of entity s activities profile Preservation of optimal amount of working places Environment protection measures
Kyrgyz Republic Land of the Tien Shan