According to Zhambyl region akim Yerbol Karashukeyev, trade turnover in the first eight months of 2026 reached $112.7 million. Exports from Zhambyl region to Kyrgyzstan rose 1.9-fold to $79.9 million. Imports from Kyrgyzstan, in turn, reached $32.8 million.

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  1. Trade turnover between Zhambyl region and Kyrgyzstan reached $112.7 million
  2. Trade between Kazakhstan's Zhambyl region and Kyrgyzstan over 8 months totaled $112.7 million. This represents significant growth compared with last year.
  3. 112,7 million — total trade turnover over 8 months
  4. 1,6 times — growth in trade turnover compared with last year
  5. Exports from Zhambyl region to Kyrgyzstan grew 1.9-fold. As imports, the region purchases dairy products, cheeses and textiles.
  6. 79,9 million — exports from Zhambyl region to Kyrgyzstan
  7. Main areas of trade exchange: Exports: meat products, flour, cement; Imports: dairy products, cheeses, textiles
  8. Trade between Kazakhstan's Zhambyl region and Kyrgyzstan from January to August totaled $112.7 million, a 1.6-fold increase compared with the same period last year. The figures were announced by Zhambyl region akim Yerbol Karashukeyev at an interregional forum in Bishkek.

Structure of trade exchange between the regions

Trade volumes over 8 months

79.9exports to Kyrgyzstan ($ million)
32.8imports from Kyrgyzstan ($ million)
112.7total trade turnover ($ million)

List of goods and trade ties

Among exports to Kyrgyzstan from Zhambyl region are meat products, wheat flour, limestone, gypsum, Portland cement, chemical products, mineral fertilizers and plastic products. As imports from Kyrgyzstan, the region purchases dairy products, cheeses, confectionery, as well as textile materials, packaging products and construction materials.

Geographic location and prospects for cooperation

The akim of Zhambyl region noted that the region has close ties with Kyrgyzstan, since 716 km of the total 1,212 km Kazakh-Kyrgyz border runs through its territory, about 60%. He also emphasized that the closest ties have developed with Talas region. Karashukeyev expressed interest in further developing cooperation, saying: "We are interested in Kyrgyz products taking an increasingly prominent place in the Kazakh market, and we are ready to support this in every way."

  • The region has checkpoints, including "Karasu," "Kordai," "Aisha-Bibi" and "Sypatai Batyr."