World Bank Group2016-03-022016-03-022015-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23822The World Bank Group’s investment climate project conducted a survey of foreign investors in the Kyrgyz Republic - both those currently operating and those that have terminated their operations for various reasons. The purpose of the survey was to assess selected aspects of the investment policy and legal environment in place in the Kyrgyz Republic, so as to determine whether the current regulations are investment-conducive or otherwise. The following aspects were studied as part of this survey: reasons for selecting a country for investing, ease of market entry, investor confidence, and protection in running a business, investor incentives and market exit. This report presents the analysis of the results of the survey. It consists of six sections, five of which discuss the results of each of the assessed aspects of the investment policy. The sixth section presents some demographics of the survey.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOTAX INCENTIVESTARIFFSINVESTMENT VOLUMESDEPOSITHOLDINGLIABILITYFOREIGN CAPITALEQUIPMENTCHECKSLEGAL ENVIRONMENTLIQUIDATIONFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSFOREIGN INVESTORSINTERESTGUARANTEESREMITTANCEEXCHANGEBANKING SYSTEMSOFT LOANSTAX BENEFITDOMESTIC MARKETBANK ACCOUNTREVENUESPORTFOLIOTAX BENEFITSMINORITY INVESTORSTAXLEVEL PLAYING FIELDCREDITORSFOREIGN INVESTMENTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONPOLITICAL RISKSBUDGETCONVERSIONSMALL BUSINESSPROTECTION OF INVESTORFOREIGN INVESTOREQUITY CAPITALFISCAL POLICIESARBITRATIONLACK OF TRANSPARENCYCURRENCYPROTECTION OF INVESTORSDEBTSTAX REGIMEREGISTRATION FEETRADINGTAX EXEMPTIONSINTEREST RATESOPTIONSINTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWMARKETSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSETTLEMENTDISPUTE RESOLUTIONSSEIZURELAND OWNERSHIPREGISTRATION FEESDIRECT INVESTMENTLOANSINVENTORYLEGAL FRAMEWORKFINANCEMARKET PRICETAXESACCESS TO INFORMATIONINVESTMENT DECISIONSJUDICIAL SYSTEMTRANSACTIONSINVESTMENT FLOWSEQUITYPOTENTIAL INVESTORSINVESTORSTRADE LAWGOODBANK GUARANTEESINTERNATIONAL TRADETRANSPARENCYFINANCIAL STABILITYTURNOVERFUTURERETURNSFOREIGN INVESTMENTTAX REGIMESINVESTOR CONFIDENCEINVESTMENT PROJECTSLOCAL BUSINESSESCONTRACTPROPERTYISSUANCEACCOUNTANTBALANCE SHEETMARKETINVESTMENT POLICYINSURANCEGOVERNMENT POLICIESEXPROPRIATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTINTERESTSTAX CODEGOODSINVESTORSECURITYINVESTMENTCREDIT GUARANTEESSHAREINVESTOR PROTECTIONINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT ACTIVITYCAPITAL SHARECOMPETITIVE MARKETSPROFITINVESTMENTSFOREIGN FUNDSCHECKINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINVESTMENT FLOWINSTRUMENTREMITTANCESPROFITSINVESTMENT CAPITALDIRECT INVESTMENTSLIMITED LIABILITYARREARSCREDIT INSTITUTIONSSMALL BUSINESSESGUARANTEEREGISTRATION PROCESSINVESTINGINVESTMENT DECISIONReportWorld Bank10.1596/23822