19.12.2006

Strange encouragement

- on a background of using of tortures and prosecuting of human rights defenders. In Zhalalabad the chief of prison and prosecutor of area have received awards from Ombudsman of KR

Zhalalabad - In Zhalalabad the chief of this cities prison Mejlikozu Mamataliev have been awarded with medal "Akyikat" of Ombudsman KR, and public prosecutor of Zhalalabad area Abdibakyt Halmurzaev - "Certificate of honour", also has received "Certificate of honour" chairman of Zhalalabad regional branch of the union of journalists of KR Jalil Saparov.

The circulation of "hidden" economy of Kyrgyzstan makes 50 billion soms

16/12-2006 09:47, Bishkek - IA

"24.kg", Jyldyz Mamytova

The "Shadow" economy in Kyrgyzstan makes 53 percent to a real total internal product. In total expression it is equated to 50 billion soms. Executive director of public association "Investment round table" Rafkat Hasanov has declared it

to IA "24.kg" yesterday, on December, 15, before presentation of research on a level of informal economy in KR.

As he said, within the framework of research from January till May, 2006 kyrgyz

businessmen answered questions: "How many percent of incomes your competitor hides and what is real profit that he receives?". "On the basis of questioning we have received a real picture of economy", - marks Rafkat Hasanov.

Principal causes on which businessmen have left in "shadow", they have named corruption, a high level of taxes, reception of licenses and passage of other allowing procedures.

"Last years growth of "shadow" economy is registered all over the world, except for the advanced countries. If in KR

it makes 53 percent to gross national product in Germany - 16 percent", - noted international adviser Rikkardo Pinto.

The "Shadow" economy generates and keeps poverty in the country, considers he .

According to Minister of Economics and finance KR Akylbek Japarov, there is more than third of businessmen of republic are occupied in informal economy. Therefore to achieve eight-percentage growth of gross national product as that was demanded in 2006 by the president of Kyrgyzstan, difficult, he says.