BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 29. The mining sector in Kyrgyzstan received $28.191 million in direct foreign investments from January through March 2024, Trend reports.
According to the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan, this figure is 36.7 percent higher than in the same period of 2023 ($20.628 million). The mining sector accounted for 14.1 percent of all investments.
Additionally, the manufacturing sector received $79.284 million, which is 26.3 percent more than the $62.772 million received from January through March 2023. The largest share of direct foreign investments, 40 percent, went to this sector.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan received $200.3 million in foreign investments in the first quarter of this year, marking a 17.2 percent increase year-on-year.
The largest share of foreign investments, aside from manufacturing and mining, went to trade (15 percent) and information and communication (9 percent).
China was the primary investor in Kyrgyzstan during the reviewed months, accounting for 26 percent of all investments in Kyrgyzstan, followed by Russia with 20 percent, Türkiye with 14 percent, the Netherlands with 10 percent, and Germany with 9 percent.