More than 3,000 garment factories have closed in Kyrgyzstan

The Ala-Too parliamentary group discussed the situation in the garment industry. The meeting was attended by representatives of business and government agencies, who spoke about the difficulties and proposed ways out of the crisis.

The Ala-Too parliamentary group discussed the situation in the garment industry. The meeting was attended by representatives of business and government agencies, who spoke about the difficulties and proposed ways out of the crisis.

Representatives of the garment industry reported serious problems: restricted access to the Russian market, difficulties in interacting with the marketplace, and the lack of their own laboratory and certification, which hinders entry into European markets. As a result, more than 3,000 garment workshops have been closed, and thousands of people have lost their jobs.

Deputies noted that the industry is losing its competitiveness and requires urgent support measures. Deputy Seidbek Atambaev also drew attention to the mechanisms and conditions for attracting foreign specialists from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uzbekistan to the garment industry.

Minister Bakyt Sydykov reported that work is underway to collaborate with Wildberries and build a logistics centre, which is planned to open by 2028.

Deputies proposed a number of measures to support the industry:

• Providing preferential loans to garment enterprises;
• Combating the shadow economy;
• Diversifying sales markets and improving logistics;
• Resolving issues related to product labelling, VAT and import rules in Russia.

Following the meeting, the Ala-Too parliamentary group instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to implement these measures in order to support the garment industry and create conditions for entering new sales markets.