Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to be increased to $2 bn after equipping of Kazakh checkpoints

AKIPRESS.COM - Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan is expected to be increased to $2 bn after equipping of Kazakh checkpoints, said Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Kazakhstan Nuraly Bukeikhanov during the Kyrgyz-Kazakh business forum on May 20 in Bishkek.
Government of Kazakhstan also plans to improve the checkpoints.
The trade turnover between the nations grew from $650 million in 2016 to $865 million in 2018. "Growth in export of Kazakh goods to Kyrgyzstan was impossible without equipping of the checkpoints," he said.