Evolium

To identify the industries and concrete project initiatives capable of anchoring sustainable, long-term economic growth across Kyrgyzstan's regions.

We combined in-depth analytical research with expert assessments of industries on the ground — interviews and consultations with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and business owners across the regions surfaced the real barriers, market opportunities, and local project ideas. Each industry was mapped through a unified framework: global context and structural risks, best practices relevant to Kyrgyzstan, and the niches where limited resources yield maximum economic and social impact. From this we built a longlist and then a validated shortlist of projects, scored on social significance, economic efficiency, and feasibility — with priority given to initiatives that are transformational and scalable, technologically innovative, and able to form ecosystems together, such as linking agro-processing with handicraft production and tourism. The study now serves as the foundation for developing specific initiatives with long-term impact for the regions and the wider economy.