BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, March 12. Investments in fixed capital in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 12.432 billion soms ($139.013 million) from January through February 2024, which is a 55 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023, Trend reports.
According to the Kyrgyz State Statistical Committee, this increase in fixed capital investment volumes is due to growth from both domestic (54.8 percent) and external sources (56.3 percent).
The increase in investment volumes in fixed capital is evident across various sectors, including construction in rural and forestry areas, mining, manufacturing, provision of electricity, gas, steam, and conditioned air, water supply, purification, waste treatment, and secondary raw material production, transportation and cargo storage, information and communication, education, arts, entertainment, and housing construction.
In January–February 2024, the majority of investments (over 95 percent of the total volume) were directed towards the construction of mining facilities, manufacturing plants, the provision of utilities, transportation and cargo storage, education, and housing construction.