The Ministry of Nature of the Kyrgyz Republic developed this document.
The program includes the following key objectives:
• attracting $700 million in the form of foreign direct investments in the critical minerals sector by 2030;
• implementing at least five new investment projects in this field by 2030;
• creating 30,000 jobs in the sector by 2040, with an emphasis on employing local residents;
• increasing the share of women working in this area to 15% by 2030;
• training and retraining specialists according to industry standards, including the development of the "competent persons" institute CRIRSCO;
• improving the environmental efficiency index of the Kyrgyz Republic to the level of the middle third of the global ranking (positions 60-120) by 2040.
• achieving a "high" rating in accordance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
The list of critical minerals proposed by the Ministry of Nature can be found at the link.
