Kyrgyzstan produced textiles & footwear products worth $46 mn in 2021

As per the data release by National Statistics Committee, the country’s production of leather, leather goods and footwear has surged by 48.8 per cent.

Earlier this year, Kyrgyzstan’s Sedep Apparel Factory in Tengi village of Jalal-Abad region expanded in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by opening a new shop. USAID provided new sewing machines and a special steam generator iron to help Sedep double its production and reach new markets.

Uzbekistan-based Nil-Granit, which sells its products under brand Samo, had also announced its plans to invest $2 million for setting up a garment factory in Bishkek Free Economic Zone of Kyrgyzstan in March this year.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)