The current study on foreign trade in Kyrgyzstan aims to identify the opportunities to develop trade capacity and to improve trade infrastructure so to allow Kyrgyzstan to participate in and to benefit from international trade.

The authors met with relevant governmental authorities, with representatives of businesses and experts from international donor organizations. The authors would like to express their gratitude to all of them for their time and for the information provided.

Based on the analysis, the sixth section provides the recommendations on policy improvement aimed at capacity building in the country, and on rendering of technical assistance in a number of areas in order to improve the contribution of trade to human development.