Dialogue with the Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to Malaysia- H.E. Mr. Anvar Anarbaev
We were honoured with a visit by His Excellency Ambassador Mr. Anvar Anarbaev and his Personal Assistant, Mr Azamat Zhailoobekov, from the Embassy of the Kyrgyz republic in Malaysia.
The small event began with a warm welcome from our President Martin Ang, and in attendance were 10 representatives from 7 of our member companies. The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format, with some participants joining online.
The meeting quickly got underway with each company representative delivering a brief 2-3 minute introduction of themselves and posing one question each to His Excellency. This was followed by an interesting open dialogue session where His Excellency and First Secretary answered directly all the questions (and more) posed by our members, providing in-depth insight into Kyrgyzstan’s economy, cultural preferences, and business environment.
After the dialogue, our President Martin Ang, presented His Excellency with a copy of the MCMTC Book and also invited His Excellency and Kyrgyzstan companies to participate in the upcoming MCMTC – ASEANplus++ event in November, titled WE2025.
Key takeaways:
- Kyrgyzstan has experienced strong economic growth. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, GDP increased by 13.1%
- Kyrgyzstan is a key strategic partner in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with its central location in Eurasia
- Kyrgyzstan has fully nationalized its major gold deposit—the Kumtor mine
- Gold remains one of Kyrgyzstan’s key export commodities with the main buyers from the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Hong Kong
- Halal food industry is still in its early stages, presenting opportunities for development and international collaboration. Kyrgyzstan’s population is 6 million with 92% Muslim. In 2024, Kyrgyrz recorded 10 million tourist arrivals.
- The President of Kyrgyzstan’s will be coming very soon to Malaysia for a Kyrgyz Republic – Malaysia Business Meeting and the Embassy invited key members of MCMTC to participate.
