OREANDA-NEWS. April 16, 2013. This week IBC held two meetings with investment policy experts of IFC Mission to Kyrgyzstan.

Mr. Roberto Echandi, Global Product Leader, and Kathy Khuu, Private Sector Development Specialist, met with members of an expert team that develops recommendations on improving investment legislation.

The expert team consists of economists and lawyers and focuses on drafting the laws and conducting full regulatory impact analysis on the given subject. The meeting participants discussed current investment legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic and the up to date results of the expert team’s work.

On April 10th, Mrs. Kathy Khuu and Mrs. Yavel Francis met with the members of IBC Mineral Resources Committee to discuss issues related to the investment climate in mining industry. Representatives of Andash Mining Company, Talas Copper Gold, Eurasian Minerals Inc., and GRATA Law Firm participated in the meeting. They touched upon the issues of current Kyrgyz legislation on subsoil use and conflicts between investors and local communities.